把
把 — Grasp
grasp, faggot, bunch, counter for bundles
On’yomiハ (ha)
On’yomiワ (wa)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 把
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 把握 | はあく haaku | grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control |
| 大雑把 | おおざっぱ oozappa | rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general |
| 把 | わ wa | counter for bundles |
Study notes
把 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1569 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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