手 — hand

て手 hand

Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 4 strokes body

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. Radical #64 扌

Meanings

hand

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).

手(て) te hand 大(おお) 手(て) oote major company 手(て) がける tegakeru to handle 手(て) 入(い) れ teire maintenance 手(て) がかり tegakari clue 手(て) のひら tenohira palm of the hand 手(て) 口(ぐち) teguchi modus operandi 空(から) 手(て) karate karate

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).

入(にゅう) 手(しゅ) nyuushu obtaining 歌(か) 手(しゅ) kashu singer 手(しゅ) 記(き) shuki memoir 手(しゅ) 話(わ) shuwa sign language 運(うん) 転(てん) 手(しゅ) untenshu driver 投(とう) 手(しゅ) toushu pitcher 助(じょ) 手(しゅ) joshu assistant 着(ちゃく) 手(しゅ) chakushu commencement

す・ず su On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

上(じょう) 手(ず) jouzu skilled

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.

下手(へた) heta unskilled

ま ma 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).

上(う) 手(ま) い umai skillful

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Components

Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.

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あげる挙 raise かん看 watch over うつ撃 beat りょう了 complete ま摩 chafe しょう掌 manipulate こぶし拳 fist し摯 gift

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手 — hand

Meanings

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).

す・ず su 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 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).

Stroke order

Components

Used as component in (8)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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手 — hand

Meanings

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).

す ・ず su 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 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).

Stroke order

Components

Used as component in (8)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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General

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).

す・ず su On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).