男手
Japanese
editEtymology 1
edit| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 男 | 手 |
| おとこ Grade: 1 |
て > で Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | |
Compound of 男 (otoko, “man”) + 手 (te, “hand”). The te changes to de as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit男手 • (otokode) ←をとこで (wotokode)?
- a man's work or effort
- the handwriting of a man
- (by extension) Synonym of 漢字 (kanji): Chinese characters used to write Japanese, as opposed to kana
- a male worker
Etymology 2
edit| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 男 | 手 |
| おのこ Grade: 1 |
て > で Grade: 1 |
| irregular | kun’yomi |
Compound of 男 (onoko, “boy, young man”) + 手 (te, “hand”). The te changes to de as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Noun
edit男手 • (onokode) ←をのこで (wonokode)?
- (rare) the handwriting of a man or male
- (rare) Synonym of 漢字 (kanji): Chinese characters used to write Japanese, as opposed to kana
See also
edit- 男文字 (otoko moji)
- 女手 (onnade)
References
editCategories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 男 read as おとこ
- Japanese terms spelled with 手 read as て
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms with rendaku
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms historically spelled with を
- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms written with two Han script characters
- Japanese terms spelled with 男
- Japanese terms with rare senses