# 握 — Grip

Frequency rank 824 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 革 (Leather), less common than 眠 (Sleep).

- On’yomi: あく
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

Fingers on the left enter a house on the right — your fingers reach inside a house and grip something tightly, refusing to let go.

In words:

- 握る にぎる — to grasp,to seize,to mould sushi
- 握手 あくしゅ — handshake
- 把握 はあく — grasp;catch;understanding

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