握る [にぎる] /(v5r,vt) (1) to clasp/to grasp/to grip/to clutch/(v5r,vt) (2) to hold (the answer)/to have (e.g. the solution)/to be the key/to be the reason/(v5r,vt) (3) to seize (power)/to hold (the reins)/to dominate/to control/(v5r,vt) (4) to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.)/to form (with one's hands)/to press into shape/to mold/to mould/(P)/EntL1152720/