男手

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
おとこ
Grade: 1
て > で
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Compound of (otoko, man) + (te, hand). The te changes to de as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) とこで [òtókódé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [o̞to̞ko̞de̞]

Noun

(おとこ)() • (otokode) をとこで (wotokode)?

  1. a man's work or effort
  2. the handwriting of a man
  3. (by extension) Synonym of 漢字 (kanji): Chinese characters used to write Japanese, as opposed to kana
  4. a male worker

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
おのこ
Grade: 1
て > で
Grade: 1
irregular kun’yomi

Compound of (onoko, boy, young man) + (te, hand). The te changes to de as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

(おのこ)() • (onokode) をのこで (wonokode)?

  1. (rare) the handwriting of a man or male
  2. (rare) Synonym of 漢字 (kanji): Chinese characters used to write Japanese, as opposed to kana

See also

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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