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鍵
かぎ
を
握
にぎ
る
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, る)
Idiomatic
1. to hold the key (to)
Alt. forms
鍵
かぎ
を
握
にぎ
る
80%
カギを
握
にぎ
る
14%
カギをにぎ
る
3%
かぎを
握
にぎ
る
Kanji used
鍵
key
握
grip
Top 31800
Conjugations...
Used in: 387
Composed of
鍵
かぎ
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
握
にぎ
る
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
勝
しょう
敗
はい
の
鍵
かぎ
を
握
にぎ
る
to have the game in one's hands; to hold the key to victory
Examples (1 in total)
彼
かれ
はこの
問
もん
題
だい
の
鍵
かぎ
を
握
にぎ
っている
。
He holds the key to this problem.