Vocab Info

N5 Noun, Noun suffix, Counter

手(て)hand, arm

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        hand, arm

        occ. pronounced た when a prefix,

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      2. 2.

      3. 3.

        handle

      4. 4.

        hand, worker, help

      5. 5.

        trouble, care, effort

      6. 6.

        means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship

      7. 7.

        hand, handwriting

      8. 8.

        kind, type, sort

      9. 9.

        one's hands, one's possession

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      10. 10.

        ability to cope

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      11. 11.

        hand (of cards)

      12. 12.

        direction

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    2. Noun, Noun suffix, Counter

      1. 13.

        move (in go, shogi, etc.)

    All Forms

    手 【て】

    Details

      • て

    • Frequency

      Novels Top 100

    Examples

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    • 手(て)を叩(たた)く。

      To clap your hands.

      • N5
    • 手(て)が足(た)りないです。

      We are short of hands.

      • N5
    • 父(ちち)が息子(むすこ)に:「帰(かえ)ってきた時(とき)は、手(て)をよく洗(あら)いましょう。」

      Father to son: 'Let's wash your hands thoroughly when you return home.'

      • N5
    • 私(わたし)の手(て)よりも夫(おっと)の手(て)の方(ほう)が大(おお)きいです。

      My husband's hands are bigger than mine.

      • N5
    • 家(いえ)に帰(かえ)ったらよく手(て)を洗(あら)うようにしましょう。

      Let's try to wash your hands thoroughly when you get home.

      • N4
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