手ぶら

See also: 手ブラ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
手
て Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) てぶら [tèbúrá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [te̞bɯ̟ɾa̠]

Noun

手(て)ぶら • (tebura) 

1. empty-handed
   • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典／新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局／大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:

     彼(かれ)は魚釣(さかなつ)りに行(い)ったが、夕方(ゆうがた)手(て)ぶらで帰(かえ)って来(き)た

     kare wa sakanatsuri ni itta ga , yūgata tebura de kaette kita

     He went fishing but came back the afternoon empty-handed

2. (specifically) without gifts

See also

• (not to be confused with) 手(て)ブラ (tebura, “handbra”)