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握りしめる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
握り締める
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Reading : にぎりしめる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to grasp tightly
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 47,668 which gives a rank of 31,348
握り締める is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 210,000 (about 184,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 41 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
ブライアンケイト
にぎ
めている

Brian is holding Kate's hand tightly.
きしゅ
騎手
レース
まえ
はや
うま
おさ
えて
たづな
手綱
にぎ
める

Before a horse race, jockeys tightly grip the reins to restrain the impatient horses.
ブライアンケイト
にぎ
めている

Brian is holding Kate's hands.
にぎりしめる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 232,000 (about 69,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 41 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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握りしめる
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Reading : にぎりしめる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 192,000 (about 323,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 5664 (see iKnow! collections)
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握り緊める
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Reading : にぎりしめる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 243,000 (about 26,700 results)
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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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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ム   private
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
テイ   しめる to close; to fasten   しまる to be closed   
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テイ    sovereign   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
cover; covered   
キン   turban; cloth
シ   いと thread   
キン    tight, tense, hard   
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かた hard   
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シン   ジン    subject, retainer   
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また again   
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