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Kanji Information Sheet for 手 ( PDF version )
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
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
- 手紙 [てがみ]
(n) letter [K] [D] [Jisho] - 下手 [へた]
(adj-na,n) unskillful; poor; awkward [K] [D] [Jisho] - 手 [て]
(n) hand [K] [D] [Jisho] - お手洗い [おてあらい]
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom (US) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 切手 [きって]
(n) stamp (postage); merchandise certificate [K] [D] [Jisho] - 上手 [じょうず]
(adj-na,n) skill; skillful; dexterity [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 手袋 [てぶくろ]
(n) glove [K] [D] [Jisho] - 手伝う [てつだう]
(v5u) to help; to assist; to take part in [K] [D] [Jisho] - 運転手 [うんてんしゅ]
(n) driver; chauffeur [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 苦手 [にがて]
(adj-na,n) poor (at); weak (in); dislike (of) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 手術 [しゅじゅつ]
(n) surgical operation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 選手 [せんしゅ]
(n) (1) player (in game); (2) team [K] [D] [Jisho] - 助手 [じょしゅ]
(n) helper; helpmeet; assistant; tutor [K] [D] [Jisho] - 握手 [あくしゅ]
(n,vs) handshake [K] [D] [Jisho] - 手段 [しゅだん]
(n) means; way; measure [K] [D] [Jisho] - 相手 [あいて]
(n) (1) companion; partner; company; (2) other party; addressee [K] [D] [Jisho] - 歌手 [かしゅ]
(n) singer [K] [D] [Jisho] - 手伝い [てつだい]
(n) help; helper; assistant [K] [D] [Jisho] - 手品 [てじな]
(n) sleight of hand; conjuring trick; magic; juggling [K] [D] [Jisho] - 手間 [てま]
(n) time; labour [K] [D] [Jisho] - 拍手 [はくしゅ]
(n) clapping hands; applause [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 手首 [てくび]
(n) wrist [K] [D] [Jisho] - 手拭い [てぬぐい]
(n) (hand) towel [K] [D] [Jisho] - 手洗い [てあらい]
(n) restroom; lavatory; hand-washing [K] [D] [Jisho] - 派手 [はで]
(adj-na,n) showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 決め手 [きめて]
(n) a person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card; winning move [K] [D] [Jisho] - 小手先 [こてさき]
(n) (superficial) cleverness [K] [D] [Jisho] - 手持ち [てもち]
(n) holdings; goods on hand [K] [D] [Jisho] - 痛手 [いたで]
(n) serious wound; hard blow [K] [D] [Jisho] - 先手 [せんて]
(n) (1) the first move; forestalling; initiative; (2) black player (shogi) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 手取り [てとり]
(n) talented sumo wrestler; good at manipulating (others) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 横手 [よこて]
(n) (1) side; beside; (2) feature of a sword blade [K] [D] [Jisho] - 聞き手 [ききて]
(n) hearer; listener; audience [K] [D] [Jisho] - 手書き [てかき]
(n) (1) handwriting; (2) skilled penman [K] [D] [Jisho] - 手助け [てだすけ]
(n) a help [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新手 [あらて]
(n) fresh supply of troops; newcomer; new method [K] [D] [Jisho] - 二塁手 [にるいしゅ]
(n) second baseman [K] [D] [Jisho] - 手招き [てまねき]
(n) beckoning [K] [D] [Jisho] - 選手権 [せんしゅけん]
(n) leading; top-rank; champion [K] [D] [Jisho] - 右手 [みぎて]
(n) right hand [K] [D] [Jisho] - 選手村 [せんしゅむら]
athlete's village (during Olympics) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 空手 [からて]
(n) karate [K] [D] [Jisho] - 語り手 [かたりて]
(n) speaker; narrator; reciter [K] [D] [Jisho] - 下手 [したて]
(n) humble position; inferior [K] [D] [Jisho] - 手振り [てぶり]
(n) movements or gestures of hands or arms [K] [D] [Jisho] - 下手投げ [したてなげ]
(baseball) an underhand throw; (sumo) an underarm throw [K] [D] [Jisho] - 指名手配 [しめいてはい]
(n) search for a named suspect [K] [D] [Jisho] - 手数料 [てすうりょう]
(n) handling charge; commission [K] [D] [Jisho] - 手摺り [てすり]
(n) handrail; railing [K] [D] [Jisho] - 手製 [てせい]
(n) handmade [K] [D] [Jisho]
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.