掌握 (しょうあく)grasping; seizing; holding

grasping; seizing; holdingnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

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Kanji in 掌握

車掌しゃしょう(train) conductor
合掌がっしょうpressing one's hands together in prayer
掌てのひらpalm (of one's hand)
掌中しょうちゅうin the hand; (something) easily manipulated
仙人掌さぼてんcactus
八卦掌はっけしょうeight trigrams palm; ba gua zhang
分掌ぶんしょうdivision of duties
合掌捻りがっしょうひねりclasped-hand twist down
握手あくしゅhandshake
把握はあくgrasp; catch
握らすにぎらすto let (someone) take hold of your hand
握るにぎるto clasp; to grasp
握りにぎりgrasping; gripping
一握りひとにぎりhandful
お握りおにぎりonigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
握りずしにぎりずしnigirizushi; hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.

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