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手
hand
Stroke count: 4
Readings
On reading
シュ
、
ズ
Kun reading
て
、
て-
、
-て
、
た-
Jōyō
Grade 1
Popular Usage
切手
上手
手紙
下手
お手洗い
手袋
運転手
手伝う
相手
握手
歌手
手術
Radicals and components
Radical
手
hand
扌
Compound words
下手
したて
humble position; inferior; underarm grip on opponent's belt
下手
へた
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
手紙
てがみ
letter; note
上手
じょうず
skillful; skilled; proficient; good (at); adept
切手
きって
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
お手洗い
おてあらい
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
手袋
てぶくろ
glove; mitten; mitt
運転手
うんてんしゅ
driver; chauffeur
手伝う
てつだう
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
握手
あくしゅ
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
歌手
かしゅ
singer
手術
しゅじゅつ
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
手段
しゅだん
means; way; measure
助手
じょしゅ
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
選手
せんしゅ
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
相手
あいて
companion; partner; company; other party; addressee
お手伝いさん
おてつだいさん
maid
お手上げ
おてあげ
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees
一手
いって
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
右手
みぎて
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
王手
おうて
check
旗手
きしゅ
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
騎手
きしゅ
horseman; rider; jockey
苦手
にがて
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
Stroke Order
4 strokes
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