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手当 (てあて): allowance, compensation; treatment — Japanese vocabulary

手当 is read てあて and means "allowance, compensation; treatment". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

手当

Reading
てあて · teate
Translation
allowance, compensation; treatment
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
てあてが

Example

彼は傷を手当してもらった。

かれはきずをてあてしてもらった。

He had his wounds dressed.

Kanji in this word

  • 手 — hand
  • 当 — hit, right

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