Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 1

JLPT level: N4

60 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 4

Meaning: hand

Kunyomi: て- -て た-

Onyomi: シュ

Radical

Radical:

Reading:

Meaning: hand

Strokes: 4

Examples

Examples with audio

する(あくしゅする)   shake hands

(せんしゅ)   player (in game)

話(しゅわ)   sign language

な(じょうずな)   skillful

紙(てがみ)   letter

帳(てちょう)   notebook

伝う(てつだう)   help

前(てまえ)   in front of oneself, this side

洗い(おてあらい)   toilet

綱(たづな)   bridle

な(へたな)   unskillful

Onyomi Examples

シュジュツ surgery, operation, procedure, skill with one's hands, sleight of hand

シュキ note, memorandum

二塁 ニルイシュ second baseman

メイシュ master, expert, expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)

交際上 コウサイジョウズ good at socializing, sociability, being a good mixer

処世上 ショセイジョウズ knowing how to get on in the world, knowing the secret of success in life

Kunyomi Examples

hand, arm, forepaw, foreleg, handle, hand, worker, help, trouble, care, effort, means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship, hand, handwriting, kind, type, sort, one's hands, one's possession, ability to cope, hand (of cards), direction, move (in go, shogi, etc.)

てあし hands and feet, limbs, person at one's beck and call, person at hand, reliable worker

ぎゃくて underhand grip, backhand grip (e.g. in tennis), unexpected twist, turning the tables (on an opponent)

担い にないて bearer, carrier, person bearing responsibility, person in charge, supporter