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手

手 – hand

4 strokesTaught in grade 1#60 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 手 means hand. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シュ、ズ (shu, zu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is て、て-、-て、た- (te, te, te, ta). It is written with 4 strokes, under radical 手 (no. 64).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiシュshu
On’yomiズzu
Kun’yomiてte
Kun’yomiて-te
Kun’yomi-てte
Kun’yomiた-ta

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: (Kangxi radical 64).

Words using 手

手てhand切手きってstamp (postage)上手じょうずskillful手紙てがみletter下手へたunskillfulお手洗いおてあらいtoilet手袋てぶくろglove運転手うんてんしゅdriver手伝うてつだうto help手術しゅじゅつsurgery手段しゅだんmeans助手じょしゅassistant相手あいてcompanion握手あくしゅhandshake歌手かしゅsinger選手せんしゅplayer (of a sport)手品てじなmagic (illusion)手間てまtime苦手にがてpoor (at)拍手はくしゅclapping hands派手はでshowy手伝いてつだいhelper手首てくびwrist手頃てごろhandy

Example sentences

こちらに来るように手で合図した。
I made motions at him to come here with my hand.
Tatoeba #224173
ここに手のないナベがある。
Here is a pan without handles.
Tatoeba #224417
趣味は切手を集めることです。
My hobby is collecting stamps.
Tatoeba #163365

Kanji with the same radical

持指投打提挙援担技撃推接授摘批捜

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