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手 て、て-、-て、た- 手続(てつづき): procedure; (legal) process; formalities手当て(てあて): (1) salary; pay; compensation; allowance (e.g. housing allowance); benefit; bonus (2) medical care; treatment (3) advance preparation手引(てびき): guidance; guide; introduction; guideline手(て): (1) hand; arm (2) forepaw; foreleg (3) handle (4) hand; worker; help (5) trouble; care; effort (6) means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship (7) hand; handwriting (8) kind; type; sort (9) one's hands; one's possession (10) ability to cope (11) hand (of cards) (12) direction (13) move (in go, shogi, etc.)選手(せんしゅ): player (in game); team member相手(あいて): (1) companion; partner; company (2) other party; addressee (3) opponent (sports, etc.)取っ手(とって): handle; grip; knob歌手(かしゅ): singer手紙(てがみ): letter手術(しゅじゅつ): (surgical) operation; procedure手段(しゅだん): means; way; measure運転手(うんてんしゅ): driver; chauffeur助手(じょしゅ): helper; helpmeet; assistant; tutor拍手(はくしゅ): clapping hands; applause苦手(にがて): (1) poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at) (2) dislike (of)手前(てまえ): (1) before; this side (2) one's standpoint; one's appearance (3) we (4) you切手(きって): stamp (postage); merchandise certificate派手(はで): showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy手軽(てがる): easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap手順(てじゅん): process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction手帳(てちょう): (1) notebook; memo pad (2) certificate (3) identification card手間(てま): time; labour; labor手元(てもと): (1) (money) on hand or at home; one's purse (handbag) (2) usual skill小切手(こぎって): cheque; check握手(あくしゅ): handshake手伝い(てつだい): (1) helper; assistant (2) help上手(じょうず): (1) skill; skillful; dexterity (2) flattery入手(にゅうしゅ): obtaining; coming to hand手掛かり(てがかり): (1) clue; key; trail; scent; track; contact (2) handhold; on hand手入れ(ていれ): (1) repairs; maintenance; tending; trimming; grooming (2) crackdown; (police) raid手本(てほん): (1) copybook (2) model; pattern下手(へた): (1) unskillful; poor; awkward (2) imprudent; untactful勝手(かって): (1) one's own convenience; one's way (2) convenience or ease of use; knowledge of how to use (3) circumstances; situation (e.g. financial); environment (4) kitchen (5) arbitrary (6) unauthorised (e.g. phone app, WWW site); unofficial手袋(てぶくろ): glove; mitten; mitt手配(てはい): (1) arrangement; preparations (2) search (by police)着手(ちゃくしゅ): (1) to start work (on); to undertake (2) embarkation; launch手際(てぎわ): performance; skill; tact手首(てくび): wrist手錠(てじょう): handcuffs; manacles土手(どて): (1) embankment; bank (2) beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin手法(しゅほう): technique手遅れ(ておくれ): (1) being (too) late (2) belated treatment手ごろ(てごろ): moderate; handy; convenient; reasonable手洗い(てあらい): (1) washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands (2) restroom; lavatory; toilet (3) hand-washing (laundry, etc.)手品(てじな): sleight of hand; conjuring trick; magic; juggling手分け(てわけ): division of labour; division of labor手数(てすう): (1) trouble; bother (2) number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.) (3) number of punches (in boxing)お手上げ(おてあげ): all over; given in; given up hope; bring to knees手拭い(てぬぐい): (hand) towel手伝う(てつだう): to help; to assist; to take part inお手洗い(おてあらい): toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroomお手伝いさん(おてつだいさん): maid手掛ける(てがける): to handle; to manage; to work with; to rear; to look after; to have experience with手芸(しゅげい): handicrafts手近(てぢか): near; handy; within reach; familiar手回し(てまわし): preparations; arrangements手筈(てはず): arrangement; plan; programme; program勝手に(かってに): arbitrarily; of its own accord; involuntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases上手(うわて): (1) upper part (2) upper stream; upper course of a river (3) right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV) (4) skillful (only in comparisons); dexterity (only in comparisons) (5) over-arm grip on opponent's belt (sumo)攻め手(せめて): offense; offence; method of attack 1 手: hand, hand radical (no. 64) 手 4 (none) hand A hand is useful for 千一(1001) things.

Accepted Answer

シュ、ズ hand 5 60 4 64 て・てへん 象形 Pictographic This pictograph actually really works if you look at it as a hand with fingers spread and middle finger pointing down. see the very top stroke as the edge of a shirt cuff, and it will all come together.

Kanji	手
Onyomi	シュ、ズ
Kunyomi	て、て-、-て、た-
English	hand
Examples	手続(てつづき): procedure; (legal) process; formalities 手当て(てあて): (1) salary; pay; compensation; allowance (e.g. housing allowance); benefit; bonus (2) medical care; treatment (3) advance preparation 手引(てびき): guidance; guide; introduction; guideline 手(て): (1) hand; arm (2) forepaw; foreleg (3) handle (4) hand; worker; help (5) trouble; care; effort (6) means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship (7) hand; handwriting (8) kind; type; sort (9) one's hands; one's possession (10) ability to cope (11) hand (of cards) (12) direction (13) move (in go, shogi, etc.) 選手(せんしゅ): player (in game); team member 相手(あいて): (1) companion; partner; company (2) other party; addressee (3) opponent (sports, etc.) 取っ手(とって): handle; grip; knob 歌手(かしゅ): singer 手紙(てがみ): letter 手術(しゅじゅつ): (surgical) operation; procedure 手段(しゅだん): means; way; measure 運転手(うんてんしゅ): driver; chauffeur 助手(じょしゅ): helper; helpmeet; assistant; tutor 拍手(はくしゅ): clapping hands; applause 苦手(にがて): (1) poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at) (2) dislike (of) 手前(てまえ): (1) before; this side (2) one's standpoint; one's appearance (3) we (4) you 切手(きって): stamp (postage); merchandise certificate 派手(はで): showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy 手軽(てがる): easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap 手順(てじゅん): process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction 手帳(てちょう): (1) notebook; memo pad (2) certificate (3) identification card 手間(てま): time; labour; labor 手元(てもと): (1) (money) on hand or at home; one's purse (handbag) (2) usual skill 小切手(こぎって): cheque; check 握手(あくしゅ): handshake 手伝い(てつだい): (1) helper; assistant (2) help 上手(じょうず): (1) skill; skillful; dexterity (2) flattery 入手(にゅうしゅ): obtaining; coming to hand 手掛かり(てがかり): (1) clue; key; trail; scent; track; contact (2) handhold; on hand 手入れ(ていれ): (1) repairs; maintenance; tending; trimming; grooming (2) crackdown; (police) raid 手本(てほん): (1) copybook (2) model; pattern 下手(へた): (1) unskillful; poor; awkward (2) imprudent; untactful 勝手(かって): (1) one's own convenience; one's way (2) convenience or ease of use; knowledge of how to use (3) circumstances; situation (e.g. financial); environment (4) kitchen (5) arbitrary (6) unauthorised (e.g. phone app, WWW site); unofficial 手袋(てぶくろ): glove; mitten; mitt 手配(てはい): (1) arrangement; preparations (2) search (by police) 着手(ちゃくしゅ): (1) to start work (on); to undertake (2) embarkation; launch 手際(てぎわ): performance; skill; tact 手首(てくび): wrist 手錠(てじょう): handcuffs; manacles 土手(どて): (1) embankment; bank (2) beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin 手法(しゅほう): technique 手遅れ(ておくれ): (1) being (too) late (2) belated treatment 手ごろ(てごろ): moderate; handy; convenient; reasonable 手洗い(てあらい): (1) washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands (2) restroom; lavatory; toilet (3) hand-washing (laundry, etc.) 手品(てじな): sleight of hand; conjuring trick; magic; juggling 手分け(てわけ): division of labour; division of labor 手数(てすう): (1) trouble; bother (2) number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.) (3) number of punches (in boxing) お手上げ(おてあげ): all over; given in; given up hope; bring to knees 手拭い(てぬぐい): (hand) towel 手伝う(てつだう): to help; to assist; to take part in お手洗い(おてあらい): toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom お手伝いさん(おてつだいさん): maid 手掛ける(てがける): to handle; to manage; to work with; to rear; to look after; to have experience with 手芸(しゅげい): handicrafts 手近(てぢか): near; handy; within reach; familiar 手回し(てまわし): preparations; arrangements 手筈(てはず): arrangement; plan; programme; program 勝手に(かってに): arbitrarily; of its own accord; involuntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases 上手(うわて): (1) upper part (2) upper stream; upper course of a river (3) right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV) (4) skillful (only in comparisons); dexterity (only in comparisons) (5) over-arm grip on opponent's belt (sumo) 攻め手(せめて): offense; offence; method of attack
JLPT Level	5
Jouyou Grade	1
Frequency	60
Components	手: hand, hand radical (no. 64)
Number of Strokes	4
Kanji Radical	手
Radical Number	64
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	て・てへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	象形 Pictographic
Keyword	hand
Koohii Story 1	This pictograph actually really works if you look at it as a hand with fingers spread and middle finger pointing down. see the very top stroke as the edge of a shirt cuff, and it will all come together.
Koohii Story 2	A hand is useful for 千一(1001) things.

Hand One's E.G Upper 手 Procedure Process Care