KanjiN4Grade 1 · 小14 strokesRadical 手#60 in newspapers
手 · hand
手 is a kanji meaning hand. It has 4 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.
On'yomi · from Chinese
- シュshu
- ズzu
Kun'yomi · Japanese
- てte
- て-te-
- -て-te
- た-ta-
Practise the N4 kanji
In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.
Words that use 手 · 59 in our JLPT lists
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| お手洗いおてあらい | おてあらい | toilet, restroom, bathroom (lit., a place to wash one's hands) | N5 |
| 切手きって | きって | postal (postage) stamps | N5 |
| 上手じょうず | じょうず | be good at, skillful | N5 |
| 手て | て | hand | N5 |
| 手紙てがみ | てがみ | letter | N5 |
| 下手へた | へた | unskillful, poor | N5 |
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 運転手うんてんしゅ | うんてんしゅ | driver (by occupation) | N4 |
| 手袋てぶくろ | てぶくろ | glove(s) | N4 |
| 手伝うてつだう | てつだう | to help | N4 |
| 手術しゅじゅつ | しゅじゅつ | surgical operation | N3 |
| 手段しゅだん | しゅだん | means, way, measure | N3 |
| 助手じょしゅ | じょしゅ | helper, assistant | N3 |
| 相手あいて | あいて | partner; addressee; the person you are talking to | N3 |
| 握手あくしゅ | あくしゅ | handshake | N3 |
| 歌手かしゅ | かしゅ | singer | N3 |
| 選手せんしゅ | せんしゅ | player selected for a team (usually athletic) | N3 |
| 手品てじな | てじな | conjuring trick, magic | N3 |
| 手伝いてつだい | てつだい | help, helper, assistant | N3 |
| 手間てま | てま | time, labor | N3 |
| 苦手にがて | にがて | poor (at), weak (in), dislike (of) | N3 |
| 拍手はくしゅ | はくしゅ | clapping hands, applause | N3 |
| 派手はで | はで | showy, flashy, gaudy | N3 |
| お手伝いさんおてつだいさん | おてつだいさん | maid | N2 |
| 勝手にかってに | かってに | arbitrarily, | N2 |
| 手洗いてあらい | てあらい | restroom, lavatory | N2 |
| 手入れていれ | ていれ | repairs, maintenance | N2 |
| 手首てくび | てくび | wrist | N2 |
| 手頃てごろ | てごろ | moderate, handy | N2 |
| 手ごろてごろ | てごろ | handy, convenient suitable, reasoanble, moderate | N2 |
| 手帳てちょう | てちょう | notebook | N2 |
| 手続きてつづき | てつづき | procedure, (legal) process, formalities | N2 |
| 手拭いてぬぐい | てぬぐい | (hand) towel | N2 |
| 手前てまえ | てまえ | before, this side | N2 |
| 小切手こぎって | こぎって | cheque, check | N1 |
| 土手どて | どて | embankment, bank | N1 |
| 入手にゅうしゅ | にゅうしゅ | obtaining, coming to hand | N1 |
| お手上げおてあげ | おてあげ | given in, given up hope | N1 |
| 勝手かって | かって | kitchen; one's way, selfishness | N1 |
| 手法しゅほう | しゅほう | technique | N1 |
| 着手ちゃくしゅ | ちゃくしゅ | embarkation, launch | N1 |
| 手当てあて | てあて | allowance, compensation; treatment | N1 |
| 手遅れておくれ | ておくれ | being (too); belated treatment | N1 |
| 手掛かりてがかり | てがかり | hint, clue, key | N1 |
| 手掛けるてがける | てがける | to handle, to manage, to work with | N1 |
| 手数てかず | てかず | trouble, labor, handling | N1 |
| 手軽てがる | てがる | easy, simple, cheap | N1 |
| 手際てぎわ | てぎわ | performance, skill, tact | N1 |
| 手順てじゅん | てじゅん | process, procedure, protocol | N1 |
| 手錠てじょう | てじょう | handcuffs, manacles | N1 |
| 手数てすう | てすう | trouble, labor, handling | N1 |
| 手近てぢか | てぢか | near, handy, familiar | N1 |
| 手配てはい | てはい | arrangement, search (by police) | N1 |
| 手筈てはず | てはず | arrangement, plan, program | N1 |
| 手引きてびき | てびき | guidance, guide, introduction | N1 |
| 手本てほん | てほん | model, pattern | N1 |
| 手回してまわし | てまわし | preparations, arrangements | N1 |
| 手元てもと | てもと | (money) on hand or at home, one's purse; usual skill | N1 |
| 手分けてわけ | てわけ | division of labor | N1 |
| 手芸しゅげい | しゅげい | handicrafts | N1 |
Example sentence
もう手は洗った？
もうてはあらった
Have you washed your hands yet?
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #194173 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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