手すり・手摺り・手摺|てすりtesuri[3]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounhandrail; railing; banister
   彼かれは手てすりに寄よりかかっていました。↗

   He was leaning against the rail.

• Synonym欄干らんかんNeutralNeutral word for the guard rails along the outside of bridges and balconies, usually a whole row. 「手すり」 stresses something to hold and can also be on bridges.
• Synonym高欄こうらんWrittenWritten term for the upturned railings on palace and temple-shrine corridors; also a chair armrest. Classical-architecture vocabulary, not everyday speech.

Use 「手すり」 for handrails on stairs, corridors, bridges and the like. Guard rails along the outside of bridges and balconies are usually 「欄干」, while railings on old temples and shrines are 「高欄」.

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1. 橋はしや階段かいだん、廊下ろうか、乗り物のりものに転落てんらくや転倒てんとうの防止ぼうし、歩行ほこうの補助ほじょなどのため壁かべや欄干らんかんに添そって横よこまたは縦たて方向ほうこうに設もうけられた棒状ぼうじょうのもの。