手
Meanings
Noun
1. hand; arm (occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
3. handle
4. hand; worker; help
5. trouble; care; effort
6. means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship
7. hand; handwriting
8. kind; type; sort
9. one's hands; one's possession
10. ability to cope
11. hand (of cards)
12. direction
Noun
Suffix
Counter
13. move (in go, shogi, etc.)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
て
Used in vocabulary
手当
salary; pay; compensation; allowance (e.g. housing allowance); benefit; bonus; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
Noun
決め手
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key; trump card; winning move; decisive blow; conclusive evidence
Noun
手入れ
care; looking after; repair; maintenance; tending; trimming; grooming; (police) raid; crackdown
Noun
一番手
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position; person in the lead
Noun
Examples379
ここ
Here is a pan without handles.
本
Books are now within the reach of everybody.
いい
I was dealt a good hand.
いい
I hit upon a good idea.
こちら
I made motions at him to come here with my hand.
彼
He is fond of this kind of music.