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Kanji Information Sheet for 手  ( PDF version of this Kanji PDF version )

stroke order illustration  
English:
hand
On-Yomi:
シュ
Kun-Yomi:

て-
-て
た-
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Henshall Mnemonic: hand with fingers spread
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #60 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:

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JLPT N5 Words

  •   [てがみ]
    (n) letter   [K] [D] [Jisho]
  •   [へた]
    (adj-na,n) unskillful; poor; awkward   [K] [D] [Jisho]
  •   [て]
    (n) hand   [K] [D] [Jisho]
  • い   [おてあらい]
    toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom (US)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
  •   [きって]
    (n) stamp (postage); merchandise certificate   [K] [D] [Jisho]
  •   [じょうず]
    (adj-na,n) skill; skillful; dexterity   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N4 Words

  •   [てぶくろ]
    (n) glove   [K] [D] [Jisho]
  • う   [てつだう]
    (v5u) to help; to assist; to take part in   [K] [D] [Jisho]
  •   [うんてんしゅ]
    (n) driver; chauffeur   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N3 Words

  •   [にがて]
    (adj-na,n) poor (at); weak (in); dislike (of)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
  •   [しゅじゅつ]
    (n) surgical operation   [K] [D] [Jisho]
  •   [せんしゅ]
    (n) (1) player (in game); (2) team   [K] [D] [Jisho]
  •   [じょしゅ]
    (n) helper; helpmeet; assistant; tutor   [K] [D] [Jisho]
  •   [あくしゅ]
    (n,vs) handshake   [K] [D] [Jisho]
  •   [しゅだん]
    (n) means; way; measure   [K] [D] [Jisho]
  •   [あいて]
    (n) (1) companion; partner; company; (2) other party; addressee   [K] [D] [Jisho]
  •   [かしゅ]
    (n) singer   [K] [D] [Jisho]
  • い   [てつだい]
    (n) help; helper; assistant   [K] [D] [Jisho]
  •   [てじな]
    (n) sleight of hand; conjuring trick; magic; juggling   [K] [D] [Jisho]
  •   [てま]
    (n) time; labour   [K] [D] [Jisho]
  •   [はくしゅ]
    (n) clapping hands; applause   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N2 Words

  •   [てくび]
    (n) wrist   [K] [D] [Jisho]
  • い   [てぬぐい]
    (n) (hand) towel   [K] [D] [Jisho]
  • い   [てあらい]
    (n) restroom; lavatory; hand-washing   [K] [D] [Jisho]
  •   [はで]
    (adj-na,n) showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N1 Words

    Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT

    •   [きめて]
      (n) a person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card; winning move   [K] [D] [Jisho]
    •   [こてさき]
      (n) (superficial) cleverness   [K] [D] [Jisho]
    • ち   [てもち]
      (n) holdings; goods on hand   [K] [D] [Jisho]
    •   [いたで]
      (n) serious wound; hard blow   [K] [D] [Jisho]
    •   [せんて]
      (n) (1) the first move; forestalling; initiative; (2) black player (shogi)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
    • り   [てとり]
      (n) talented sumo wrestler; good at manipulating (others)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
    •   [よこて]
      (n) (1) side; beside; (2) feature of a sword blade   [K] [D] [Jisho]
    •   [ききて]
      (n) hearer; listener; audience   [K] [D] [Jisho]
    • き   [てかき]
      (n) (1) handwriting; (2) skilled penman   [K] [D] [Jisho]
    • け   [てだすけ]
      (n) a help   [K] [D] [Jisho]
    •   [あらて]
      (n) fresh supply of troops; newcomer; new method   [K] [D] [Jisho]
    •   [にるいしゅ]
      (n) second baseman   [K] [D] [Jisho]
    • き   [てまねき]
      (n) beckoning   [K] [D] [Jisho]
    •   [せんしゅけん]
      (n) leading; top-rank; champion   [K] [D] [Jisho]
    •   [みぎて]
      (n) right hand   [K] [D] [Jisho]
    •   [せんしゅむら]
      athlete's village (during Olympics)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
    •   [からて]
      (n) karate   [K] [D] [Jisho]
    •   [かたりて]
      (n) speaker; narrator; reciter   [K] [D] [Jisho]
    •   [したて]
      (n) humble position; inferior   [K] [D] [Jisho]
    • り   [てぶり]
      (n) movements or gestures of hands or arms   [K] [D] [Jisho]
    • げ   [したてなげ]
      (baseball) an underhand throw; (sumo) an underarm throw   [K] [D] [Jisho]
    •   [しめいてはい]
      (n) search for a named suspect   [K] [D] [Jisho]
    •   [てすうりょう]
      (n) handling charge; commission   [K] [D] [Jisho]
    • り   [てすり]
      (n) handrail; railing   [K] [D] [Jisho]
    •   [てせい]
      (n) handmade   [K] [D] [Jisho]
    Find more details for at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC

    Acknowledgments

    The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.

    NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.

    The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.

    Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.

    The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.

    If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.