大おお手で

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Meanings

full arm's length; from shoulder to fingertip

Refers to the length of the entire arm, from the shoulder to the tip of the middle finger. Often used in contexts like measuring reach or describing a large gesture.

彼かれは大おお手でを広ひろげて歓かん迎げいした。
He welcomed me with open arms.
その布ぬのは大おお手での長ながさほどある。
The cloth is about the length of a full arm.

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Expressions

大おお手でを振ふるswing one's arms broadly while walking · act freely; be brazen; do as one pleases