手
て
hepburn te
hand
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 手を洗ってください。Please wash your hands.
- 手紙を書きます。I write a letter.
Collocations
手を洗う (wash hands)手伝う (tetsudau, help — "hand-help")手紙 (tegami, letter)上手 (jouzu, skilled)下手 (heta, bad at)
Mnemonic
手 te-hand — single mora. Slug clarifies. Rich in compounds: 手伝う tetsudau (help, "hand-helper", batch 9), 手紙 tegami (letter), 上手 jouzu (skilled), 下手 heta (unskilled). Onyomi しゅ (shu): 選手 senshu (athlete — "selected hand").
Quick check
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