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テニスラケット
かた
にぎ
った

He gripped the tennis racket tightly.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
noun
tennis
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2
noun
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
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Most common form: 硬い
1. hard; solid; tough  (esp. 固い amp 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone)
2. stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch
2. to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.); to form; to press into shape; to mold; to mould
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Kanji
コ   かた hard   かたまる to harden   かためる to make hard   
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コ   ふる old   -ふる to grow old   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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box, enclosure   
アク   にぎ to grasp   
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hand
オク   や roof   
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corpse
シ   いた to reach, to lead to   
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ム   private
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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