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te
noun, noun, used as a suffix, counter

English Meaning(s) for 手

noun
  1. hand; arm (occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
  2. forepaw; foreleg
  3. handle
  4. hand; worker; help
  5. trouble; care; effort
  6. means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship
  7. hand; handwriting
  8. kind; type; sort
  9. one's hands; one's possession
  10. ability to cope
  11. hand (of cards)
  12. direction
noun, noun, used as a suffix, counter
  1. move (in go, shogi, etc.)

Definition and Synonyms for 手

Move the act of deciding to do something
Synonyms: アクション, 動き, 動く, , 行動
Helping Hand physical assistance
Synonyms: ひとで, 人手,
Hand terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos)
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Handle the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
Synonyms: つかむ, つまみ, つまむ, グリップ, ハンドル, 取り所, 取っ手, , , 掴み, 握り, 握る, , ,
Fashion how something is done or how it happens
Synonyms: スタイル, 仕口, 仕方, 仕様, やり口, , やり方, 方式, 方法, 様式, 流儀, 筆法
Arm a human limb
Synonyms: かいな, アーム, , ,
Handwriting something written by hand
Synonyms: 墨跡, , 手書, 手書き, 手書き, 手跡, , , 筆致, 筆跡, 肉筆
Deal the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
Synonyms: , 手札
Mitt the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
Synonyms: ハンド, , お手手
Method a way of doing something, especially a systematic way
Synonyms: すべ, なすすべ, メソッド, メソード, 仕方, 仕様, やり口, , 手口, 手段, 手法, 手立て, やり方, 方式, 方法, 方術, 方途, , 為ん術, 甲斐, 筋道, 致し方, , , 途方
Arm technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
Synonyms: かいな, アーム, , ,
Method implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
Synonyms: すべ, なすすべ, メソッド, メソード, 仕方, 仕様, やり口, , 手口, 手段, 手法, 手立て, やり方, 方式, 方法, 方術, 方途, , 為ん術, 甲斐, 筋道, 致し方, , , 途方

Meanings for each kanji in 手

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Categories 手 is a member of

Decision the act of making up your mind about something
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Help the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
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Property a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
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Limb one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm
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Know-How the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something
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Writing letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
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Collection several things grouped together or considered as a whole
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Extremity that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso
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Forepaw front paw
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Appendage a part that is joined to something larger
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 手

Sample Sentences for 手

The newly married couple walked hand in hand.
We got this chair for nothing because the lady next door didn't need it any more.
I thrust my hand into my pocket.
He burnt his hand on the hot stove.
I hope you got what you needed.

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