How to say "hands" in Japanese

• てて
  nounA nursery word for a child's hand or hands, normally written in kana; it is really baby talk, the speech of small children and of parents addressing them, not a neutral adult word.
• おてて
  nounThe nursery word for a child's hands with the courteous prefix お attached, normally written in kana; like てて it is baby talk, used by small children and by adults speaking affectionately to them.
  ママ〜！あのお姉ねえちゃんとお兄にいちゃん、お手て手て繋つないで、すっごく仲良なかよしさんだね〜！↗

  Mama! That lady and man are holding hands, they're great friends aren't they!
• てって
  nounA variant of the nursery word for a child's hands, itself less common; it is seldom the word you want, being baby talk that adds nothing the other nursery forms do not.
• 手指てゆび
  nounA less common word covering the hands and fingers together; use it when the fingers are as much in view as the hands, not as the plain everyday word for simply 'hands'.

Three of these are nursery words for a small child's hands, differing in the courteous prefix and in form; the fourth, 手指, is a less common word covering the hands and fingers together.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• ててhand
• おててhand
• てってhand
• 手指てゆびhands and fingers