平手|ひらてhirate[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounpalm; open hand
- noun, shogiplaying on equal terms; lack of handicap
- Synonym手のひらてのひらNeutralThe everyday, most common word for the palm. 「平手」 is an open hand, seen mainly in 「平手で打つ」, and also means a game with no handicap.
- Related手の腹てのはらNeutralThe palm as the inside of a closed hand; rare, with 「手のひら」 the usual everyday word. It lacks 「平手」's open-hand slapping sense.
- Related手掌しゅしょうWrittenA written, medical term for the palm, rarely used. It has neither 「平手」's slapping sense nor its no-handicap shogi sense.
For the palm in daily speech use 「手のひら」. 「平手」 is an open hand, as in 「平手で打つ」 and 「平手打ち」, and also a shogi game with no handicap. 「手の腹」 is a rare word for the palm's inside; 「手掌」 is written/medical. Neither covers 「平手」's slapping or shogi senses.
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