手|てte[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounhand; armocc. pronounced た when a prefix
   こちらに来くるように手てで合図あいずした。↗

   I made motions at him to come here with my hand.
2. nounforepaw; foreleg
3. nounhandle
   ここに手てのないナベがある。↗

   Here is a pan without handles.
4. nounhand; worker; help
5. nountrouble; care; effort
6. nounmeans; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship
   いい手てを思おもいついた。↗

   I hit upon a good idea.
7. nounhand; handwriting
8. nounkind; type; sort
9. nounone's hands; one's possession
   本ほんは現在げんざい誰だれの手てにも入はいる。↗

   Books are now within the reach of everybody.
10. nounability to cope
11. nounhand (of cards)
    いい手てが配くばられた。↗

    I was dealt a good hand.
12. noundirection
13. noun, noun (suffix), countermove (in go, shogi, etc.)

• SynonymハンドNeutralLoanword used mostly in compounds such as 「ハンドクリーム」; in soccer it refers to a handball foul.
• Synonym術じゅつWrittenA way or means, often in negative phrases like 「なす術もない」; belongs to written prose.
• Synonym方法ほうほうNeutralThe most neutral, all-purpose word for a way of doing something; 「手」 in this sense appears in colloquial phrases like 「いい手」「その手」.
• Synonym仕方しかたNeutralA way of doing something, as in 「勉強の仕方」; very common in 「仕方がない」.
• SynonymおててCasualColloquial baby-talk word for 「手」, used affectionately with small children; adults occasionally use it jokingly among themselves.
• Related取っ手とってNeutralCovers only the handle sense of 「手」: the part you grip on doors, pots and the like.
• Related腕うでWrittenA written, archaic word for the arm when read 「かいな」; today usually read 「うで」. 「手」 can mean anything from the palm to the whole arm.
• Related手段しゅだんNeutralCovers only the means sense of 「手」, as in 「最後の手段」; more formal than 「手」.
• Related手法しゅほうNeutralTechnique in art or technology, as in 「表現手法」; has a specialist, technical flavor.
• Related手立ててだてWrittenA means of dealing with a problem, as in 「手立てがない」; leans toward written prose.
• RelatedにぎりNeutralThe part you grip or the way of gripping; also nigiri sushi. Covers only the grip/handle sense of 「手」.
• Related流儀りゅうぎNeutralA way handed down in a school or one's own consistent style, as in 「自分の流儀」.
• Related手口てぐちNeutralA criminal method, as in 「詐欺の手口」; carries a negative nuance.
• RelatedすべWrittenA way or means, often in negative phrases like 「なす術もない」; belongs to written prose.
• Antonym足あしNeutralThe counterpart of 「手」: the foot and leg. In 「手足」 the pair refers to the limbs generally.

For the hand or palm, 「手」 is the default; used loosely it can include the whole arm, so for the arm itself use 「腕」. For a handle on a door or pot, use 「取っ手」. For ways and means, 「方法」 and 「手段」 are the standard words; criminal methods are 「手口」, and artistic or technical techniques are 「手法」.

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

1. （て）人体じんたいの一部分いちぶぶんで、肩かたから先さきの部分ぶぶん。狭義きょうぎには手首てくび・手の平てのひら・指先ゆびさきなどを指さす。
2. （て）1.に役割やくわりが似にた物もの。取っ手とってなど。
3. （て）筆跡ひっせき。
4. （て）作者さくしゃによる製作せいさく。