にぎ
握
　
り
し
締
　
め
　
る

Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to grasp tightly.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
にぎ
握
　
り
し
締
　
め
　
る
 握り締める にぎりしめる ✔
にぎ
握
　
り
し
緊
　
め
　
る
 握り緊める にぎりしめる
にぎ
握
　
り
　
し
　
め
　
る
 握りしめる にぎりしめる

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)
tighten, tie, shut
し.まる　テイ (Late Jr. High, N1)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
sovereign, the emperor, god
テイ　みかど (Late Jr. High, N1)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (Late High School)