Word of the Week 18

Word of the Week: Week 18

For this week, the word of the week is:

て
(te)

Hand

て (te) is the Kun-Yomi of the Kanji手 meaning Hand. It can also be read as た (ta) for Kun-Yomi. While the On-Yomi is しゅ (shu).

手 is a JLPT N4 Kanji and it is Top 60 among 2500 Kanji that are most used Kanji in newspapers.

 For the writing of 千, you may check it in the link below:

Kanji: 手

Examples:

あくしゅ (A ku shu) (握手) Handshake	てがみ (Te ga mi) (手紙) Letter	きって (Ki tte) (切手) Postage stamp
しゅだん (Shu da n (手段) Means	おてあらい (O te a ra i) (お手洗い) Restroom	からて (Ka ra te) (空手) Karate (Martial art)

てがふたつあります。
(手が二つあります。)
(Te ga futatsu arimasu.)
I have two hands.

かのじょはゆっくりとてをたたいた。
(彼女はゆっくりと手を叩いた。)
(Kanojo ha yukkuri to te wo tataita.)
She clapped her hands slowly.

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