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手元 (てもと): (money) on hand or at home, one's purse; usual skill — Japanese vocabulary

手元 is read てもと and means "(money) on hand or at home, one's purse; usual skill". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

手元

Reading
てもと · temoto
Translation
(money) on hand or at home, one's purse; usual skill
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
てもとが

Example

手元にあまりお金の持ち合わせがありません。

てもとにあまりおかねのもちあわせがありません。

I haven't got much money with me.

Kanji in this word

  • 手 — hand
  • 元 — origin, former

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