手
hand
Readings
On'yomi
- シュ
- ズ
Kun'yomi
- て
- て-
- -て
- た-
Meaning
手 centers on the hand as a body part and its use in action, grasping, or handling things.
Most common words using 手
24 of 1,656- 手てN5
hand; arm
- 相手あいてN4
companion; partner; company
- 選手せんしゅN4
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
- 上手いうまいN4
skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate
- 勝手かってN3
one's own convenience; one's way; selfishness
- 手段しゅだんN3
means; way; measure
- 手術しゅじゅつN3
surgery; operation; procedure
- 苦手にがてN3
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at)
- 上手じょうずN5
skillful; skilled; proficient; good (at); adept; clever
- 入手にゅうしゅN2
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
- 手紙てがみN5
letter; note
- 大手おおてN2
major company; big company
- 下手へたN5
unskillful; poor; awkward
- 下手したてN1
humble position; inferior
- 手法しゅほうN1
technique; method
- 手続きてつづきN3
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
- 手間てまN3
time; labour; labor; effort
- 投手とうしゅ
pitcher
- 若手わかて
young person
- 選手権せんしゅけん
championship; title (of champion)
- 手伝うてつだうN5
to help; to assist; to aid
- 手順てじゅんN2
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
- 歌手かしゅN3
singer
- 助手じょしゅN3
assistant; helper
Study
Etymology
手 is a pictograph of a hand with fingers and a wrist. The modern form retains the basic hand shape with four strokes.
Meaning mnemonic
The top stroke is the wrist, the two horizontal strokes are the fingers, and the vertical stroke is the palm. Together they form a hand.
Reading mnemonic
For シュ, imagine a shoe held in your hand: shoe -> シュ, and your hand is ready to put it on.