手

て

[te]

Meanings

1.Noun

hand; arm

2.Noun

forepaw; foreleg

3.Noun

handle

4.Noun

hand; worker; help

5.Noun

trouble; care; effort

6.Noun

means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship

7.Noun

hand; handwriting

8.Noun

kind; type; sort

9.Noun

one's hands; one's possession

10.Noun

ability to cope

11.Noun

hand (of cards)

12.Noun

direction

Less common meanings (1)

13.NounSuffixCounterJargon

move (in go, shogi, etc.)

手を洗ってから食べよう。

Let's wash our hands before eating.

犬が手を上げてお座りした。

The dog raised its paw and sat.

彼の手はとても大きかった。

His hands were very large.