Hitonigiri

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一握り (Hitonigiri) is a Japanese noun meaning “a handful (of), small amount (of), small number (of), trouncing”.

Meanings

  1. noun, adjectival nouna handful (of)
  2. noun, adjectival nounsmall amount (of); small number (of)
  3. nountrouncing; crushing; putting down (with ease)as 〜にする

Examples

  • There are a handful of naughty boys in my neighborhood.

  • Only a handful of men want to take childcare leave.

  • Only a handful of activists in our union are getting on our backs.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 一握り

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