手 Kanji – hand
The Japanese kanji 手 can mean hand.
Meaning and Readings
How is 手 read?
手 has the onyomi readings シュ, ズ and the kunyomi readings て, て-, -て, た-.
In romaji, these readings can be written as shu, zu, te, ta.
Common Japanese Words Using 手
These common Japanese words contain 手. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- お手上げ（おてあげ） — being done for, giving up, being in a hopeless situation, not knowing what to do, being brought to one's knees, throwing up (one's) hands
- お手洗い（おてあらい） — toilet, restroom, lavatory, bathroom
- お手伝いさん（おてつだいさん） — maid
- 握手（あくしゅ） — handshake
- 一手（いって） — one move (in go, shogi, etc.)
- 一番手（いちばんて） — first person (to do), person going first
- 右手（みぎて） — right hand
- 運転手（うんてんしゅ） — driver, chauffeur
- 王手（おうて） — check
- 下手（したて） — humble position, inferior