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    3. 一握り

    一握り

    一ひと握にぎり​

    a handful (of)

    KMT8News #24+1CoreDaily LifeKanji Vocab15 strokes

    ひと握り

    ひとにぎり

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    a handful (of)
    2.
    small amount (of), small number (of)

    Noun

    3.
    trouncing, crushing, putting down (with ease)

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    皿さらには一ひと握にぎりの米こめしかなかった。

    There was only a handful of rice on the plate.

    KMT6Food & DiningDaily Life
    成せい功こうできるのは、ほんの一ひと握にぎりの人ひとたちだけだ。

    Only a handful of people can succeed.

    KMT8Daily LifeWork & Career
    この分ぶん野やで真しんに革かく新しん的てきなアイデアを持もつ者ものは、ごく一ひと握にぎりに過すぎない。

    Those who possess truly innovative ideas in this field are but a mere handful.

    KMT8Work & CareerScience & Math
    彼かれはポケットから一ひと握にぎりの小こ銭ぜにを取とり出だした。

    He took a handful of coins from his pocket.

    KMT8Daily Life
    その決けっ定ていは、一ひと握にぎりの権けん力りょく者しゃによって秘ひ密みつ裏りに行おこなわれた。

    The decision was made secretly by a handful of powerful individuals.

    KMT8Politics & LawBusiness & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    Kanji
    握
    にぎ.る…(1)
    grip・hold・mould sushi・bribe
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
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