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手

Kanji · JLPT N4 · Body and health

手 Hand

On'yomi Chinese-derived reading

しゅ、ず

Mostly used when 手 combines with other kanji in compound words.

Kun'yomi native Japanese reading

て、て-、-て、た-

Mostly used when 手 stands alone.

Strokes
4
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary year 1
Frequency
#60

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Kanji readings, meanings and frequency from KANJIDIC2, © Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. JLPT levels from Jonathan Waller's JLPT resources (CC BY).