noun
embankment; bank; levee
Refers to a raised bank of earth, often along a river, road, or field. Common in everyday and news contexts.
川の土手を散歩した。
I took a walk along the river embankment.
土手に桜が植えられている。
Cherry trees are planted on the bank.
noun
beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
Abbreviation of どて焼き, a regional dish from Osaka. The sinew is slowly simmered in a sweet miso-based sauce.
See also: どて焼き
大阪では、どてを串に刺して食べる。
In Osaka, they eat beef sinew stew on skewers.
The kanji 土 (earth) and 手 (hand) combine to suggest a hand-shaped earthen mound, though the exact origin is uncertain. The food sense derives from the resemblance of the miso-coated sinew to an earthen bank.