把
grasp, faggot, bunch, counter for bundles
Readings
On'yomi
- ハ
- ワ
Kun'yomi
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Nanori
- たば
Meaning
把 centers on the idea of holding or gathering things together in the hand: grasping, bundling, or counting items in bunches.
Most common words using 把
- 把握はあくN1
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
- 把わ
counter for bundles
- 大雑把おおざっぱN2
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; sweeping; loose
- 十把一絡げじっぱひとからげ
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
- 把持はじ
grasp; hold; grip
- 一把いちわ
bundle; bunch
- 両把頭りょうはとう
Liangbatou; traditional Manchurian female hairstyle
- 動向把握どうこうはあく
grasping the trend; firmly understanding how the situation is developing; getting a good sense of how things are changing
- 把捉はそく
grasping (a meaning)
- 把握反射はあくはんしゃ
grasp reflex; palmar grasp reflex
- 握把あくは
holding; gripping
- 状況把握じょうきょうはあく
(one's) grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
- 現状把握げんじょうはあく
grasping the present situation; having an accurate grasp of the situation
- 要点把握ようてんはあく
grasping the (main) point; seizing the essence (of a matter)
- 銃把じゅうは
grip of a gun
Study
Etymology
把 combines 扌 (hand) with 巴, which likely contributes the sound and may suggest something grasped or held. The exact historical role of 巴 is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The hand 扌 on the left holds a 巴-shaped bundle: imagine gathering sticks into a bunch and grasping them tightly.
Reading mnemonic
For ハ, picture a hand grasping a bundle of hay: hay -> ハ, and the hand holds the bunch together.