ほ
　
ん
　
の
ひと
一
にぎ
握
　
り

expression, noun, takes genitive case の

  1. just a handful, only a small number (of).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
　
ほ
　
ん
　
の
ひと
一
にぎ
握
　
り
 ほんの一握り ほんのひとにぎり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
grip, hold, mould sushi
にぎ.る　アク (7th, 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)