手てごろ

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Describes something that is easy to use, carry, or handle because of its size, weight, or simplicity. Often used for tools, gadgets, or everyday items.

この辞じ書しょは手てごろな大おおきさで、持もち歩あるきやすい。
This dictionary is a handy size and easy to carry around.
旅りょ行こうには手てごろなバッグが便べん利りだ。
A convenient bag is useful for travel.

na-adjective, noun

suitable; reasonable; moderate

Indicates that something is appropriate in degree, price, or difficulty; not too much and not too little. Commonly used for prices, tasks, or conditions.

このレストランは手てごろな値ね段だんで美味おいしい料りょう理りを出だす。
This restaurant serves delicious food at reasonable prices.
初しょ心しん者しゃには手てごろなコースを選えらんだほうがいい。
For beginners, it's better to choose a course that is suitable in difficulty.

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Usage patterns

手てごろな値ね段だんa reasonable/affordable price
このレストランは手てごろな値ね段だんで美味おいしい料りょう理りが食たべられる。
At this restaurant you can eat delicious food at a reasonable price.
手てごろな大おおきさa handy, manageable size
このカバンは手てごろな大おおきさで使つかいやすい。
This bag is a handy size and easy to use.
〈人ひと〉に手てごろな〈物もの〉something suitable/manageable for a particular person
初しょ心しん者しゃに手てごろな運うん動どうから始はじめましょう。
Let's start with exercise that's manageable for beginners.
〈物もの〉が手てごろだsomething is just the right size/price/level
このマンションの家や賃ちんは手てごろだ。
The rent for this apartment is reasonable.

Kanji

手hand
頃time, about, toward

Related words· 7

手て軽がるN2sense 1
手軽 stresses that something is simple or easy to do without much effort, while 手ごろ focuses on being the right size, weight, or price for practical use.
便べん利りN5sense 1
便利 is the broad, general word for 'convenient' or 'useful', whereas 手ごろ specifically highlights that something is easy to handle or reasonably priced.
適てき当とうN4sense 2
適当 can mean 'suitable' but often implies a casual or approximate fit, while 手ごろ implies something is precisely the right level for practical purposes.
妥だ当とうN2sense 2
妥当 is a more formal, judgment-based word for 'reasonable' or 'valid', while 手ごろ is a casual, everyday word for prices or tasks being just right.

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リーズナブル
手頃 emphasizes something fitting one's budget or being easy to handle, while リーズナブル focuses on a price being fair or justifiable.
安やすいN5
手頃 describes a price that is reasonable or affordable for one's means, while 安い simply means the price itself is low.
格かっ好こうN4
手頃 is the modern everyday word for reasonably priced or convenient, while 格好な in this suitable/reasonable sense sounds older or more formal.

Opposites

高こう価かN3sense 2
高価 describes something expensive or costly, the opposite of 手ごろ, which describes a reasonable, affordable price.

Written forms

手てごろUsage48%
Common mixed-kana spelling; this form has high priority.
手て頃ごろUsage51%
Full-kanji spelling; less common than 手ごろ but still encountered.
てごろUsage1%

Etymology

Formed from 手 “hand” and ごろ, a suffix expressing suitability or an appropriate condition. It originally described something of a convenient size or feel for handling, then broadened to reasonable or suitable things generally.