ハンド
Meanings
1
Katakana term for 'hand', especially in compounds, product names, sports, or technical contexts. For the ordinary body part in everyday Japanese, 手 is usually the natural word.
Hand cream is essential in winter.
This robot's hand can grasp even small parts.
2
handball; handling foul in soccer
abbreviationsports
Sports abbreviation for ハンドリング: a soccer foul for illegally touching the ball with the hand or arm. Common in match commentary and casual discussion of soccer.
See also: ハンドリング
A handball was called in the penalty area.
After checking VAR, the referee ruled it a handball.
Usage patterns
- ハンドを取られるto be called for a handball foul
He was called for a handball inside the penalty area.
- ハンドの反則a handball foul
The referee called a handball foul.