テニスのラケットを固く握った。
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English Translation
        He gripped the tennis racket tightly.
    
Furigana
        テニスのラケットを固 く握 った。
    
Romanji
        Tenisu no raketto o kataku nigitta.
    
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                テニス
            
            
                (テニス)
            
        
        
            tennis
        
    
            
                の
            
            
                (の)
            
        
        
            indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
        
    
            
                ラケット
            
            
                (ラケット)
            
        
        
            racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
        
    
            
                を
            
            
                (を)
            
        
        
            indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
        
    
            
                硬い
            
            
                (かたい)
            
        
        
            hard; solid; tough; stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing); strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe; steady; honest; steadfast; obstinate; stubborn; bookish; formal; stuffy
        
    
            
                握る
            
            
                (にぎる)
            
        
        
            to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch; to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.); to form; to press into shape; to mold; to mould; to seize (power, etc.); to take hold of