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手 — hand (JLPT N5 kanji)

hand

 

4 strokesgrade 1 (Japan)JLPT N5very common

Stroke order

Readings

On’yomi (Chinese-derived)
Kun’yomi (native Japanese)

Meanings

hand

Words with 手

hand
good at; skillful

Appears in these kanji

raise; hold an event
strike
accept
watch; care for
rub
palm of the hand
fist
sincere

In the vocabulary

This is a hand.

How to remember it

Imagine fingers spreading above a palm, with the wrist extending below: a hand.