noun
Refers to the act or quality of holding something in the hand, often in phrases such as 握りが強い or 握りが甘い.
ラケットの握りが甘いと、ボールが安定しない。
If your grip on the racket is loose, the ball will not be steady.
鍋に塩を一握り入れた。
I put a handful of salt into the pot.
noun
Names the part of a tool, weapon, or object that is grasped by the hand.
刀の握りに革を巻く。
Leather is wrapped around the sword's grip.
noun
Abbreviation of 握り飯. Less explicit than おにぎり or 握り飯, so context is important.
See also: 握り飯
母が作る「握り」は、梅干し入りの握り飯のことだ。
When my mother says nigiri, she means a rice ball with pickled plum inside.
noun
nigirizushi; hand-formed sushi
Common abbreviation of 握り寿司: a small hand-formed mound of sushi rice topped with seafood or another topping.
See also: 握り寿司
カウンターで握りを十貫注文した。
I ordered ten pieces of nigiri sushi at the counter.
この店の握りはネタが新鮮だ。
The nigiri at this restaurant has fresh toppings.
noun
nigiri; Go color-selection procedure
Only with reading ニギリ
Go term, usually written ニギリ: one player takes a handful of white stones and the other guesses odd or even with one or two black stones to decide who plays black.
対局前にニギリで先番を決める。
Before the game, they decide who plays first by nigiri.
The verb meaning to grasp, hold, or form by hand; 握り is its noun form and also has specialized food and Go meanings.
The ordinary everyday word for a rice ball; 握り for this meaning is an abbreviation and can be less clear without context.
The full term for nigiri sushi; 握り is a common shorter restaurant and food-context form.
Nominal form of 握る, meaning to grasp or hold. The food meanings come from rice or sushi being formed by hand; the Go term also relates to taking a handful of stones.