手て立だて

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

Refers to a practical way or measure for achieving, solving, avoiding, or dealing with something. Common in patterns such as 手立てがない, 手立てを探す, and あらゆる手立てを尽くす.

今いまのところ、問もん題だいを解かい決けつする手て立だてがない。
At the moment, there is no way to solve the problem.
私わたしたちは彼かれを助たすける手て立だてを探さがしている。
We are looking for a way to help him.
会かい社しゃはあらゆる手て立だてを尽つくして赤あか字じを減へらした。
The company used every possible means to reduce its deficit.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉の手て立だてがないthere is no way to do ~
この病びょう気きを治なおす手て立だてがない。
There is no way to cure this disease.
手て立だてを探さがすto look for a way (to solve/achieve something)
問もん題だいを解かい決けつする手て立だてを探さがしている。
I'm looking for a way to solve the problem.
あらゆる手て立だてを尽つくすto try every possible means
彼かれを助たすけるためにあらゆる手て立だてを尽つくした。
We tried every possible means to help him.
手て立だてを考かんがえるto think of a way (to do something)
資し金きんを集あつめる手て立だてを考かんがえなければならない。
We need to think of a way to raise funds.
手て立だてを講こうじるto take measures/steps
被ひ害がいを防ふせぐための手て立だてを講こうじる。
We will take measures to prevent the damage.

Kanji

手hand
立stand up, rise, set up

Related words

方ほう法ほうN4
方法 is the broad, everyday word for a method or way of doing something, while 手立て more often implies a practical measure devised to handle a specific problem.
手しゅ段だんN3
手段 can sound more objective or instrumental, while 手立て suggests a devised remedy or available course of action for a situation at hand.
対たい策さくN2
対策 specifically means a countermeasure against a particular problem, whereas 手立て is broader and can refer to any practical way of achieving a result.
すべ
手立て is a practical measure or resource one can use, while 術 (すべ) leans toward the idea of any conceivable way, frequently in phrases like なすすべもない.

Built from

手て+立たてる

Written forms

手て立だてUsage39%
Standard kanji-kana spelling; this is the high-priority form.
手てだてUsage60%
Mixed kana spelling also appears and is understandable in ordinary writing.
てだてUsage1%

Etymology

A native Japanese compound using 手 in its extended sense of 'means' or 'way' and 立て as a nominal element associated with setting up or arranging. The exact historical development is uncertain.