“To clutch” in Japanese
Short answer
To clutch in Japanese is “握る” (nigiru). Full meaning: to clasp, to grasp, to grip, to clutch; to hold (the answer), to have (e.g. the solution), to be the key, to be the reason; to seize (power), to hold (the reins), to dominate, to control.
Other ways to say “To clutch” in Japanese
押さえる
osaeru to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part); to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest
捕まえる
tsukamaeru to catch, to capture, to arrest, to seize, to restrain; to grab, to clutch, to grasp, to seize, to hold on to; to catch hold of (someone), to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street), to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.), to hold (someone) back, to detain
武者振りつく
mushaburitsuku to grab at, to clutch, to grapple with
掴む
tsukamu to seize, to catch, to grasp, to grip, to grab, to clutch, to hold, to catch hold of, to lay one's hands on; to obtain, to acquire, to get, to win, to capture; to understand, to grasp, to comprehend
掴る
nigiru to clasp, to grasp, to grip, to clutch; to hold (the answer), to have (e.g. the solution), to be the key, to be the reason; to seize (power), to hold (the reins), to dominate, to control
にぎる
nigiru to clasp, to grasp, to grip, to clutch; to hold (the answer), to have (e.g. the solution), to be the key, to be the reason; to seize (power), to hold (the reins), to dominate, to control
握れる
nigireru to clasp, to grasp, to grip, to clutch; to hold (the answer), to have (e.g. the solution), to be the key, to be the reason; to seize (power), to hold (the reins), to dominate, to control
握ぎる
nigiru to clasp, to grasp, to grip, to clutch; to hold (the answer), to have (e.g. the solution), to be the key, to be the reason; to seize (power), to hold (the reins), to dominate, to control
押える
osaeru to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part); to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest
圧える
osaeru to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part); to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest
摑える
tsukamaeru to catch, to capture, to arrest, to seize, to restrain; to grab, to clutch, to grasp, to seize, to hold on to; to catch hold of (someone), to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street), to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.), to hold (someone) back, to detain
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