na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
Describes something of inferior quality or cheap make, often with a negative connotation. Used for goods, workmanship, or appearances.
安手の生地で作った服はすぐに傷む。
Clothes made from cheap fabric wear out quickly.
彼の提案は安手のアイデアに過ぎない。
His proposal is nothing more than a cheap idea.
安物 is a noun meaning 'cheap article' or 'inferior goods', focusing on the object itself. 安手 is an adjectival noun describing the quality or nature of something as cheap or shoddy.
安っぽい is an i-adjective meaning 'cheap-looking' or 'tawdry', often implying a lack of refinement. 安手 is more about low quality or inferior make.
Compound of 安 (yasu, 'cheap') and 手 (te, 'hand' or 'quality'), with rendaku voicing to で. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it likely refers to something made with cheap workmanship.