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jmdict 1152720 Active (id: 2105625)
握る [ichi1,news1,nf20]
にぎる [ichi1,news1,nf20]
1. [v5r,vt]
▶ to clasp
▶ to grasp
▶ to grip
▶ to clutch
2. [v5r,vt]
▶ to hold (the answer)
▶ to have (e.g. the solution)
▶ to be the key
▶ to be the reason
3. [v5r,vt]
▶ to seize (power)
▶ to hold (the reins)
▶ to dominate
▶ to control
4. [v5r,vt]
▶ to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.)
▶ to form (with one's hands)
▶ to press into shape
▶ to mold
▶ to mould

Conjugations


History:
9. A 2021-06-17 03:45:44  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
OK
8. A* 2021-06-16 04:45:52  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijr has 5 senses.
  Comments:
I think "to hold (the answer)" and "to hold (the reins)" are better kept in separate senses.
  Diff:
@@ -30 +30 @@
-<gloss>to be the underlying cause</gloss>
+<gloss>to be the reason</gloss>
7. A* 2021-06-16 03:16:53  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I think we need to consider the degree of sense-splitting that is appropriate. The JEs and about half the kokugos have 3 senses, pretty much as the entry is now. Some of the kokugos have a lot, e.g. 明鏡 has 5. Daijisen has 4.
6. A* 2021-06-15 13:03:00 
  Comments:
Restoring removed sense.
  Diff:
@@ -29,0 +30,7 @@
+<gloss>to be the underlying cause</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&v5r;</pos>
+<pos>&vt;</pos>
+<gloss>to seize (power)</gloss>
+<gloss>to hold (the reins)</gloss>
@@ -32 +38,0 @@
-<gloss>to be the underlying cause</gloss>
5. A 2021-06-15 02:37:25  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5, etc.
  Diff:
@@ -29,0 +30,2 @@
+<gloss>to dominate</gloss>
+<gloss>to control</gloss>
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