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手
JLPT N4 SL1 4 strokes Frequency: #60

Meanings

Hand

Radicals

手

Decomposition

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Etymology

Pictographic: A hand with the fingers splayed

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 4

Stroke Order

1 diagonal right-to-left
2 horizontal bottom-to-top
3 horizontal bottom-to-top
4 unknown bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
γ‚·γƒ₯ shu
γ‚Ί zu
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
て te

Words Using This Kanji

1511 words total
Other (20 words)
勝手ηŸ₯γ£γŸγ‚‹ γ‹γ£γ¦γ—γ£γŸγ‚‹

well aware of

ζ‰‹γŒγ€γ‘γ‚‰γ‚Œγͺい γ¦γŒγ€γ‘γ‚‰γ‚Œγͺい

out of control

ζ‰‹γŒγͺい てがγͺい

not having enough workers

手云 てぼう

otebo bean (var. of Phaseolus vulgaris)

手水を使う γ‘γ‚‡γ†γšγ‚’γ€γ‹γ†

to wash one's face and hands

取材相手 しゅざいあいて

interviewee

正選手 せいせんしゅ

regular player

亀代選手 γ“γ†γŸγ„γ›γ‚“γ—γ‚…

substitute player

εœŸζ‰‹ι“ どてみけ

causeway

手順を踏む γ¦γ˜γ‚…γ‚“γ‚’γ΅γ‚€

to go through the proper procedures

松手ε…₯γ‚Œ γΎγ€γ¦γ„γ‚Œ

tending pine trees (esp. in autumn)

ζ˜₯手蒋 はるてぢくろ

light-weight gloves used in spring

手事 てごと

long interlude (in folk songs or koto music)

ζ‰‹γ«ζŽ›γ‹γ‚‹ てにかかる

to fall into someone's hands

ζ‰‹θ’γ‚Œ γ¦γ‚γ‚Œ

rough hands

手稿 しゅこう

manuscript

手打けそば てうけそば

handmade soba

下手γͺι‰„η ²γ‚‚ζ•°ζ’ƒγ¦γ°ε½“γŸγ‚‹ へたγͺγ¦γ£γ½γ†γ‚‚γ‹γšγ†γ¦γ°γ‚γŸγ‚‹

even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries

下手γͺι‰„η ²γ‚‚ζ•°ζ’ƒγ‘γ‚ƒε½“γŸγ‚‹ へたγͺγ¦γ£γ½γ†γ‚‚γ‹γšγ†γ‘γ‚ƒγ‚γŸγ‚‹

even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries

拍手を送る γ―γγ—γ‚…γ‚’γŠγγ‚‹

to give a round of applause