ๆ‰‹

JLPT N4

Hand

Readings

Onโ€™yomi: ใ‚ทใƒฅ (shu)
Kunโ€™yomi: ใฆ, ใŸ (te, ta)
hand; as a prefix in compound words

Vocabulary

ๆ‰‹
ใฆ
hand
ๆ‰‹็ด™
ใฆใŒใฟ
letter
ๆ‰‹ไผใ†
ใฆใคใ ใ†
help
ๆ‰‹่ก“
ใ—ใ‚…ใ˜ใ‚…ใค
surgery
ๆญŒๆ‰‹
ใ‹ใ—ใ‚…
singer

Example Sentences

ๆ‰‹ใ‚’ๆด—ใฃใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
ใฆ ใ‚’ ใ‚ใ‚‰ใฃใฆ ใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Please wash your hands.
ๆฏใซๆ‰‹็ด™ใ‚’ๆ›ธใใพใ™ใ€‚
ใฏใฏ ใซ ใฆใŒใฟ ใ‚’ ใ‹ใใพใ™ใ€‚
I write a letter to my mother.
ๅ‹้”ใฎๅผ•ใฃ่ถŠใ—ใ‚’ๆ‰‹ไผใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
ใจใ‚‚ใ ใก ใฎ ใฒใฃใ“ใ— ใ‚’ ใฆใคใ ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
I helped my friend move.
็ˆถใฏๆ‰‹่ก“ใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
ใกใก ใฏ ใ—ใ‚…ใ˜ใ‚…ใค ใ‚’ ใ†ใ‘ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
My father underwent surgery.
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏๆœ‰ๅใชๆญŒๆ‰‹ใงใ™ใ€‚
ใ‹ใฎใ˜ใ‚‡ ใฏ ใ‚†ใ†ใ‚ใ„ ใช ใ‹ใ—ใ‚… ใงใ™ใ€‚
She is a famous singer.

Cultural Note

โœ‹ ๆ‰‹ (hand) plays a symbolic role in Japanese culture:
1. Politeness & Gestures:
o Hand gestures are important in communication and etiquette, e.g., bowing while holding hands at sides.
2. Idioms & Expressions:
o ๆ‰‹ใ‚’่ฒธใ™๏ผˆใฆ ใ‚’ ใ‹ใ™๏ผ‰ โ€“ lend a hand, help someone
o ๆ‰‹ใŒ็ฉบใ๏ผˆใฆ ใŒ ใ‚ใ๏ผ‰ โ€“ have free time / be available
o ๆ‰‹ไฝœใ‚Š๏ผˆใฆใฅใใ‚Š๏ผ‰ โ€“ handmade
3. Arts & Crafts:
o Traditional crafts (tea ceremony, calligraphy, origami) emphasize the skill and precision of the hand.