noun

  1. grasping, gripping, grasp, grip, clutch.
  2. handful, fistful.
  3. handle, grip, knob.
  4. onigiri, rice ball. Abbreviation.
  5. nigirizushi, hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.. Abbreviation.
  6. Messages.go.determining who plays with black by grabbing a handful of stones and guessing whether the number of stones is odd or even. Usually written with kana alone. Usu. written as ニギリ.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
握り にぎり
 
握り ニギリ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)