Moto 手: HandKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- シュ、ズ
- Kun'yomi
- て、て-、-て、た-
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 1
- Words
- 1,967 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (シュ・ズ)
- 投手とうしゅpitcher
- 選手せんしゅplayer (sports); athlete
- 選手権せんしゅけんchampionship; title (of champion)
- 手段しゅだんmeans; way
- 手術しゅじゅつsurgery; operation
- 歌手かしゅsinger
- 手法しゅほうtechnique; method
- 運転手うんてんしゅdriver; chauffeur
- 助手じょしゅassistant; helper
- 拍手はくしゅclapping hands; applause
- 捕手ほしゅcatcher
- 手腕しゅわんability; capability
- 内野手ないやしゅinfielder; baseman
- 外野手がいやしゅoutfielder
- 握手あくしゅhandshake
- 上手じょうずskillful; skilled
- 入手にゅうしゅacquisition; obtaining
- 騎手きしゅhorseman; rider
- 手話しゅわsign language
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 大手おおてmajor company; big company
- 手てhand; arm
- 相手あいてcompanion; partner
- 取っ手とってhandle; grip
- 手続きてつづきprocedure; process
- 若手わかてyoung person
- 手紙てがみletter; missive
- 手数料てすうりょう(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation)
- 両手りょうてboth hands; both arms
- 右手みぎてright hand
- 手作りてづくりhandmade; homegrown
- 手前てまえbefore oneself; in front of one
- 派手はでshowy; loud
- 番手ばんて(yarn) count
- 苦手にがてpoor (at); weak (in)
- 仕手してdoer; performer
- 手口てぐちmodus operandi; criminal technique
- 手帳てちょうnotebook; memo pad
- 手足てあしhands and feet; limbs
- 手軽てがるeasy; simple
- 手順てじゅんprocess; procedure
- 決め手きめてdecider; person who decides
- 左手ひだりてleft hand
- 手元てもとat hand; on hand
- 手形てがたdraft; draught
- 手間てまtime; labour
- 聞き手ききてhearer; listener
- 山手やまてplace near the mountains
- 相手取るあいてどるto challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
- 先手せんてfirst move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first
- 手伝いてつだいhelper; assistant
- 手掛かりてがかりclue; lead
- 片手かたてone hand
- 手入れていれcare; looking after
- 手本てほんcopybook
- 担い手にないてbearer; carrier
- 一手いってone move (in go, shogi, etc.)
- 手持ちてもちin hand; on hand
Other readings
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