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手

Kanji 手: meaning "hand", readings, stroke order

The kanji 手 means "hand". On'yomi: シュ; kun'yomi: て、た. JLPT N5 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
hand
On'yomi
シュ
Kun'yomi
てた· special — Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.
Strokes
4
Level
JLPT N5
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.

Words with 手

  • お手洗い おてあらい — toilet, restroom, bathroom (lit., a place to wash one's hands)
  • 切手 きって — postal (postage) stamps
  • 上手 じょうず — be good at, skillful
  • 手紙 てがみ — letter
  • 下手 へた — unskillful, poor
  • 手 て — Hand
  • 選手 せんしゅ — Athlete / player
  • 運転手 うんてんしゅ — driver (by occupation)
  • 手袋 てぶくろ — glove(s)
  • 手術 しゅじゅつ — Surgery
  • 手伝う てつだう — To help
  • 手術 しゅじゅつ — Surgery

Stroke order · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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