人ひと手でにかかる

expression, godan verb (-ru)

be murdered; be killed by someone

Literary or dramatic expression for being killed by another person, often implying a violent death at someone's hands.

• 彼かれは人ひと手でにかかって命いのちを落おとした。

  He lost his life at someone's hands.

expression, godan verb (-ru)

be aided by someone else; be raised by someone else

Used when someone receives help or upbringing from another person, often in a dependent or grateful context. Less common than the murder sense.

• 彼かれは親しん戚せきの人ひと手でにかかって育そだてられた。

  He was raised with the help of relatives.