手てすり

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

Refers to a rail fixed along a staircase, balcony, corridor, or similar structure for support or safety.

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ください

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Please hold onto the handrail on the stairs.

この橋はしには手てすりがないので、気きをつけて渡わたってください。

This bridge has no railing, so please cross carefully.

手てすりにつかまるto grab hold of the handrail
電でん車しゃが揺ゆれたので手てすりにつかまった。
The train shook, so I grabbed the handrail.
手てすりに寄よりかかるto lean against the handrail
彼かれはバルコニーの手てすりに寄よりかかって景色けしきを眺ながめていた。
He leaned against the balcony railing, gazing at the view.
手てすりを設せっ置ちするto install a handrail
高こう齢れい者しゃのために階かい段だんに手てすりを設せっ置ちした。
We installed a handrail on the stairs for elderly residents.

欄らん干かん
欄干 is a balustrade or railing typically found on bridges or balconies and may include ornamental posts, while 手すり is the more general word for a handrail meant to be gripped for support.
欄らんN2
欄 originally could mean a railing, but 手すり is the everyday word for a handrail, while 欄 in that sense is now literary and rare.

取とっ手てN1
取っ手 is a handle for gripping things like doors or drawers, whereas 手すり is a fixed rail running along stairs, corridors, or balconies for support.
つり革かわN1
つり革 is a hanging strap that swings, while 手すり is a fixed handrail or banister you grip; both are things passengers or people hold for support but they differ in shape and attachment.

本ほんN5
book; volume; script · this; present; current; in question · main; head; principal · real; genuine; regular; proper · counter for long cylindrical objects; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

Compound of 手 (hand) and すり, the continuative form of 擦る (to rub, slide). Literally 'hand-sliding', referring to a rail one slides a hand along.