How to say hand in Japanese

JLPTN5
手★【てte】

noun:

  • hand; arm - occ. pronounced た when a prefix ➜ お手【おて】
  • forepaw; foreleg - colloquialism ➜ お手【おて】
  • handle
  • hand; worker; help
  • trouble; care; effort
  • means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship
  • hand; handwriting
  • kind; type; sort
  • one's hands; one's possession ➜ 手に入る
  • ability to cope ➜ 手に余る
  • hand (of cards)
  • direction ➜ 山の手

noun / suffix noun / counter:

  • move (in go, shogi, etc.)

Example Sentences

暇himaだっdaたらtara、手伝っtetsudaてteくださいkudasai。
If you are free, give me a hand.
診察室shinsatsushitsuをwo出るderu間際magiwa、先生senseiがga「バイバイBAIBAI」とto手を振ってtewofutteくださいましたkudasaimashita。
Just as we were leaving the exam room the doctor waved his hand saying, 'bye-bye'.
メキシコMEKISHIKO政府seifuはha１９９８年型nengataのno中古車chuukosha以外igaiのno中古車chuukoshaのno輸入yunyuuをwo禁止kinshiするsuruとto発表happyouしたshita。
The Mexican government announced the banning of all imports of second-hand cars, except for 1998 models.
当面のtoumenno問題mondaiにはniha関係ないkankeinaiかもしれませんkamoshiremasen。
This might not have anything to do with the problem at hand.
またmata一方ippouでde、若者wakamonoたちtachiはha仏教bukkyouにni触れるfureru中nakaでde、仏教bukkyouをwo心の支えkokoronosasaeにni必要なhitsuyounaものmonoとto考えkangae始めているhajimeteiruようだyouda。
On the other hand, there seem to be those among young folk who, while touching on Buddhism, have started to think of it as a vital spiritual support.

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