Polite form of 手, used when referring to someone else's hand or arm, or in formal contexts.
See also: 手
お手を拝見してもよろしいですか。
May I have a look at your hand?
どうぞお手をこちらに。
Please place your hand here.
Honorific term for someone's handwriting; often used in formal letters or when praising calligraphy.
先生のお手はとても美しいですね。
Your handwriting is very beautiful, teacher.
paw!; shake!
Command used to tell a dog to offer its paw; equivalent to 'give me your paw' or 'shake'.
See also: おかわり
犬に「お手！」と言ったら、すぐに前足を出した。
When I said 'Paw!' to the dog, it immediately offered its front paw.
お手を拝見して、とても丁寧な字だと感じました。
Looking at your handwriting, I felt it was very neat.
maid; household helper · help; assistance
trouble; bother
model; example; exemplar; paragon
giving up; being at a loss; throwing in the towel
one's specialty; one's forte; one's strong point
beanbag; beanbag juggling game · bobbling the ball
self-serving decision; rigging things in one's own favor
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
maid; domestic helper
chopsticks · at hand; in one's possession; near one's hands
tea ceremony procedures; skill at serving tea · skill; dexterity; artistry · you (archaic, between samurai of equal rank)
small shallow dish
hand; hands
touching a wrong card (in karuta); foul (in competitive karuta) · making a servant one's mistress; mistress who is a servant
gentle; mild; lenient
gently; mildly; leniently · go easy on me/us/them; don't be too hard on me
Polite prefix お- added to 手 (hand). The dog command sense is an extension of the 'hand' meaning.