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    3. 掌握

    掌握

    掌しょう握あく

    grasping

    KMT9News #20+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab24 strokes

    しょうあく

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    grasping, seizing, holding, commanding, having control over

    Stroke 0 / 24

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    彼かれは会かい社しゃの経けい営えい権けんを掌しょう握あくした。

    He seized control of the company's management.

    KMT7Business & Finance
    状じょう況きょうを正せい確かくに掌しょう握あくすることが、危き機き管かん理りには不ふ可か欠けつだ。

    Accurately grasping the situation is essential for crisis management.

    KMT9Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    リーダーは、部ぶか下さんの能う力りょくと個こ性せいを掌しょう握あくし、最さ大いだ限いに引ひき出だす必ひつ要ようがある。

    A leader needs to grasp the abilities and personalities of their subordinates and bring them out to the fullest.

    KMT9Business & FinanceWork & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    市し場じょうの動どう向こうを掌しょう握あくすることは、ビジネス戦せん略りゃくを立たてる上うえで非ひ常じょうに重じゅう要ようだ。

    Grasping market trends is extremely important when formulating business strategies.

    KMT9Business & Finance
    彼かれはその地ち域いきの情じょう報ほうを完かん全ぜんに掌しょう握あくしている。

    He has complete control over the information in that region.

    KMT9Business & FinancePolitics & LawMilitary

    Kanji that make up this word

    掌
    てのひら・たなごころ…(1)
    palm of hand・rule・administer・conduct
    握
    にぎ.る…(1)
    grip・hold・mould sushi・bribe
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