The kanji 手: meaning, readings and stroke order

手

Meaning: hand
On reading: シュ shu
Kun reading: て te、た* ta
Strokes: 4
Radical: 手 hand
Level: Level 1 · grade 1

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: bàn tay (thủ)
Japanese: て。
Korean: 손 (수)
Chinese: 手

Readings, words and example sentences

シュ shu · on reading

選せん手しゅ
athlete, player
サッカーの 選せん手しゅになりたいです。
I want to be a soccer player.

て te · kun reading

手て
hand
ごはんのまえに手てをあらいます。
I wash my hands before eating.

* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.