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- -て た-
Onyomi: シュ ズ
Radical: 手
Reading: て
Meaning: hand
Strokes: 4
握手する(あくしゅする) shake hands
選手(せんしゅ) player (in game)
手話(しゅわ) sign language
上手な(じょうずな) skillful
手紙(てがみ) letter
手帳(てちょう) notebook
手伝う(てつだう) help
手前(てまえ) in front of oneself, this side
お手洗い(おてあらい) toilet
手綱(たづな) bridle
下手な(へたな) unskillful
手術 (シュジュツ) surgery, operation, procedure, skill with one's hands, sleight of hand
手記 (シュキ) note, memorandum
二塁手 (ニルイシュ) second baseman
名手 (メイシュ) master, expert, expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
交際上手 (コウサイジョウズ) good at socializing, sociability, being a good mixer
処世上手 (ショセイジョウズ) knowing how to get on in the world, knowing the secret of success in life
手 (て) 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.)
手足 (てあし) hands and feet, limbs, person at one's beck and call, person at hand, reliable worker
逆手 (ぎゃくて) underhand grip, backhand grip (e.g. in tennis), unexpected twist, turning the tables (on an opponent)
担い手 (にないて) bearer, carrier, person bearing responsibility, person in charge, supporter
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- -て た-
Onyomi: シュ ズ
Radical: 手
Reading: て
Meaning: hand
Strokes: 4
握手する(あくしゅする) shake hands
選手(せんしゅ) player (in game)
手話(しゅわ) sign language
上手な(じょうずな) skillful
手紙(てがみ) letter
手帳(てちょう) notebook
手伝う(てつだう) help
手前(てまえ) in front of oneself, this side
お手洗い(おてあらい) toilet
手綱(たづな) bridle
下手な(へたな) unskillful
手術 (シュジュツ) surgery, operation, procedure, skill with one's hands, sleight of hand
手記 (シュキ) note, memorandum
二塁手 (ニルイシュ) second baseman
名手 (メイシュ) master, expert, expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
交際上手 (コウサイジョウズ) good at socializing, sociability, being a good mixer
処世上手 (ショセイジョウズ) knowing how to get on in the world, knowing the secret of success in life
手 (て) 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.)
手足 (てあし) hands and feet, limbs, person at one's beck and call, person at hand, reliable worker
逆手 (ぎゃくて) underhand grip, backhand grip (e.g. in tennis), unexpected twist, turning the tables (on an opponent)
担い手 (にないて) bearer, carrier, person bearing responsibility, person in charge, supporter