手てにかける

expression, ichidan verb

take care of; raise personally

Used when someone personally looks after or raises a person, animal, or plant with attentive care.

• 祖そ母ぼは私わたしを手てにかけて育そだててくれた。

  My grandmother took care of me and raised me.

• 彼かれはその子こ犬いぬを自じ分ぶんの手てにかけて大たい切せつに育そだてた。

  He personally raised the puppy with great care.

expression, ichidan verb

kill with one's own hands

Strongly implies direct, personal involvement in killing, often with a nuance of guilt or responsibility. Not used for impersonal or accidental death.

• 彼かれは裏うら切ぎり者ものを自みずからの手てにかけた。

  He killed the traitor with his own hands.

• 愛あいする人ひとを手てにかけるなど、私わたしにはできない。

  I could never kill someone I love with my own hands.

expression, ichidan verb

handle personally; do oneself; entrust to someone

Covers two related uses: (1) doing a task or job oneself, taking direct charge; (2) asking or entrusting someone else to deal with a matter. Context distinguishes the meaning.

• この問もん題だいは私わたしが手てにかけて解かい決けつします。

  I will handle this problem personally.

• 難むずかしい交こう渉しょうは弁べん護ご士しの手てにかけることにした。

  I decided to entrust the difficult negotiation to a lawyer.