also: てぼう
person missing at least one hand
Rare and sensitive term; may be considered derogatory or offensive. Used to refer to someone who has lost one or both hands.
The word 手ん棒 has a discriminatory tone and is rarely used today.
Rare spelling using ん to represent the reading てんぼう; the more common kanji form is 手棒.
Standard kanji spelling for てんぼう; also read as てぼう.
Alternate reading てぼう for the kanji form 手棒.
The exact derivation is uncertain; the spelling 手ん棒 likely represents a phonetic rendering of てんぼう, with 手 meaning 'hand' and 棒 possibly used phonetically or as a metaphor for a stump.