JLPT N2Kanji compounds

把握

Readingはあくhaaku

Meaning
物事の内容や全体像をしっかり理解してつかむこと
Explanation
「把握(はあく)」 means to correctly understand and firmly grasp the content or situation of something. It is used as in 「現状を把握する」 (to grasp the current situation). c2 is the physical action of gripping with the hand, an error pulled by the kanji's original meaning.
Original Japanese explanation

「把握(はあく)」は、物事の内容や状況を正しく理解してしっかりつかむことです。「現状を把握する」のように使います。c2 は手で握る物理的な動作で、漢字の元の意味に引きずられた誤りです。

Examples
  • 現状を把握する

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