把握

Chinese

handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object)
handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of
 
shake hands; to hold; to grasp
simp. and trad.
(把握)

Pronunciation


Verb

把握

  1. to grasp; to control; to seize
  2. to have a firm hold on a situation; to be sure of something
  3. to grasp; to know well
  4. (archaic) to grasp with one's hands; to hold
  5. (archaic) to join hands
  6. (archaic) to shake hands

Synonyms

  • (to know well):

Noun

把握

  1. assurance; certainty

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 有把握 (yǒu bǎwò)
  • 無把握 / 无把握

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
あく
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) あく [hàákú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠ːkɯ̟]

Noun

()(あく) • (haaku

  1. control
  2. grasp (understanding)

Verb

()(あく)する • (haaku surutransitive suru (stem ()(あく) (haaku shi), past ()(あく)した (haaku shita))

  1. to have under control
  2. to grasp (to understand)
    • 2025 August 13 (last accessed), 村上誠一郎 [Seiichirō Murakami], quotee, “第217回国会 参議院 本会議 第16号 令和7年4月25日 [217th Diet House of Councilors Plenary Session No. 16 April 25, 2025]”, in 国会会議録検索システム [Diet Proceedings Search System]‎[1], 国立国会図書館 [National Diet Library]:
      今後も、被災自治体のニーズを把握しながら必要な支援を行ってまいります。
      Kongo mo, hisai jichitai no nīzu o haaku shi nagara hitsuyō na shien o okonatte mairi masu.
      We will continue to understand the needs of affected municipalities and provide the necessary support.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "把握する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 把握し はあくし haaku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 把握し はあくし haaku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 把握する はあくする haaku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 把握する はあくする haaku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 把握すれ はあくすれ haaku sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 把握せよ¹
把握しろ²
はあくせよ¹
はあくしろ²
haaku seyo¹
haaku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 把握される はあくされる haaku sareru
Causative 把握させる
把握さす
はあくさせる
はあくさす
haaku saseru
haaku sasu
Potential 把握できる はあくできる haaku dekiru
Volitional 把握しよう はあくしよう haaku shiyō
Negative 把握しない はあくしない haaku shinai
Negative continuative 把握せず はあくせず haaku sezu
Formal 把握します はあくします haaku shimasu
Perfective 把握した はあくした haaku shita
Conjunctive 把握して はあくして haaku shite
Hypothetical conditional 把握すれば はあくすれば haaku sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

把握 • (paak) (hangeul 파악)

  1. hanja form? of 파악 (to understand or grasp thoroughly)