grasp
N2- Onyomi
- ハ
- Stroke count
- 7
- JLPT
- N2
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 把 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left, and beside it 巴 (cling / grip) — a curled hook doubling back on itself, like a hand closing into a fist. Picture a hand with one finger extended, pointing, put 把 inside it, and let that scene stand for "grasp" — grasp. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 7
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は7画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 7 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
把握
haaku
grasp
把持
haji
grip
把捉
hasoku
grasping
把握する
haakusuru
to do grasp
把持する
hajisuru
to do grip
把捉する
hasokusuru
to do grasping
Example sentences (6)
まず現状を把握しましょう。
まず げんじょう を はあく しましょう。
mazu genjou o haaku shimashou.
First, let's get a grasp of the current situation.
数字だけでなく、現場の状況も把握しておく必要があります。
すうじ だけ で なく、げんば の じょうきょう も はあく して おく ひつよう が あります。
suuji dake de naku, genba no joukyou mo haaku shite oku hitsuyou ga arimasu.
You need to grasp not only the figures but also the situation on the ground.
ロボットが部品をしっかり把持します。
ろぼっと が ぶひん を しっかり はじ します。
robotto ga buhin o shikkari haji shimasu.
The robot grips the parts firmly.
部品の形に応じて、把持する力を細かく調整します。
ぶひん の かたち に おうじて、はじ する ちから を こまかく ちょうせい します。
buhin no katachi ni oujite, haji suru chikara o komakaku chousei shimasu.
The gripping force is finely adjusted according to the shape of the part.
要点を正確に把捉しました。
ようてん を せいかく に はそく しました。
youten o seikaku ni hasoku shimashita.
I grasped the main points accurately.
議論の流れを正しく把捉していれば、質問にも答えられます。
ぎろん の ながれ を ただしく はそく して いれば、しつもん に も こたえられます。
giron no nagare o tadashiku hasoku shite ireba, shitsumon ni mo kotaeraremasu.
If you have correctly grasped the flow of the discussion, you can answer questions too.