掌しょう上じょう

noun

palm of one's hand; one's hand

Formal or literary term for the palm or hand, often used in elevated or poetic contexts.

• 彼かれは掌しょう上じょうに小ちいさな宝ほう石せきをのせて見みせた。

  He showed the small jewel resting on the palm of his hand.