て
手
hand
U+624B
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
JLPT 4
Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level.
Grade 1
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
4 strokes
Freq #60
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #637
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #64
扌
Meanings
- hand
word
て te Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
手
te
hand
相
手
aite
partner
勝
手
katte
selfish
手
紙
tegami
letter
大
手
oote
major company
手
続
tetsuzuki
procedure
手
続
き
tetsuzuki
procedure
苦
手
nigate
weak point
手
数
料
tesuuryou
fee
手
元
temoto
at hand
手
当
teate
allowance
手
順
tejun
procedure
手
間
tema
time
若
手
wakate
young person
手
伝
う
tetsudau
to help
手
前
temae
before
手
作
り
tezukuri
handmade
手
帳
techou
notebook
両
手
ryoute
both hands
お
手
伝
い
otetsudai
help
派
手
hade
showy
片
手
katate
one hand
手
配
tehai
arrangement
手
軽
tegaru
easy
岩
手
iwate
Iwate (prefecture)
左
手
hidarite
left hand
右
手
migite
right hand