手 — hand
て
手
hand
て
U+624B
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #60
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #637
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- hand
Readings
- On'yomi
- しゅ shu ず zu
- Kun'yomi
- て te た ta
word
て ・で te Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
しゅ shu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
ず zu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
ま ma
Words by frequency and grade
143 wordsEach dot is a word containing 手: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 64 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
先手必勝
四字熟語
previous hand, invariably victory
徒手空拳
四字熟語
bare hand, empty fist
手が出ない
慣用句
one's hand simply cannot come out
手が出る
慣用句
a hand suddenly comes flying out
手を出す
慣用句
to put one's own hand out
上手を行く
慣用句
to go along the upper hand
手の内を見せる
慣用句
to show the inside of one's hand
手が上がる
慣用句
a hand goes rising straight up
手の者
慣用句
a person belonging to the hand
手を合わせる
慣用句
to press one's two hands flat together
手がかかる
慣用句
the hand hangs heavily on everything
手がつけられない
慣用句
hands cannot be placed on it
手がない
慣用句
there are no hands
手につかない
慣用句
does not cling to the hand
手のかかる
慣用句
the kind that takes hands
手のつけられない
慣用句
on which hands cannot be placed
手のもの
慣用句
thing of the hand
手が利く
慣用句
the hand works and is highly effective
手ぐすね引く
慣用句
to draw the bow with resin-readied hands
手を打つ
慣用句
to strike the hands together with a clap
手を挙げる
慣用句
to raise one's hand up into the air
手が空く
慣用句
the hand becomes empty
手を変え品を変え
慣用句
changing the method, changing the goods
手の施しようがない
慣用句
no way to apply a hand's treatment
手が切れる
慣用句
the hand cuts clean through
手を切る
慣用句
cut the hand
好きこそものの上手なれ
諺
Liking something is the best way to become skillful at it
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.