grip

nigiru

meaning: grip

state

feeling

direction

examples

こわくて、ずっとすりをにぎってた。

kowakute, zutto tesuri o nigitteta.

I was scared and kept a grip on the handrail the whole time. casual

どもは母親ははおやをしっかりにぎりました。

kodomo wa hahaoya no te o shikkari nigirimashita.

The child took a firm grip on their mother's hand. neutral