にぎ
握
 
り

noun

  1. grasping, gripping, grasp, grip, clutch.
  2. handful, fistful.
  3. handle, grip, knob.
  4. onigiri, rice ball. Abbreviation.
  5. nigirizushi, hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.. Abbreviation.
  6. Messages.go.determining who plays with black by grabbing a handful of stones and guessing whether the number of stones is odd or even. Usually written with kana alone. Usu. written as ニギリ.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
にぎ
握
 
り
握り にぎり ✔
ニギ
握
 
り
握り ニギリ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

grip, hold, mould sushi
にぎ.る アク (Early Jr. High, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
roof, house, shop
や オク た (3rd, N4)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
climax, arrive, proceed
シ いた.る のぶ (6th, N1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)