手(て)

て
noun
hand, arm
body-part
1. hand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used for grasping.
手(て)を洗(あら)う。
To wash one's hands.
手(て)を上(あ)げてください。
Please raise your hand.
右手(みぎて)と左手(ひだりて)。
The right hand and the left hand.
手(て)が冷(つめ)たくなりました。
My hands got cold.
彼女(かのじょ)は手(て)で顔(かお)を隠(かく)して、泣(な)いていました。
She was crying, covering her face with her hands.
2. arm
The entire upper limb from shoulder to hand.
手(て)を伸(の)ばす。
To extend one's arm.
手(て)が長(なが)い人(ひと)です。
They're a person with long arms.
赤(あか)ちゃんの手(て)は小(ちい)さいです。
A baby's hands are small.
棚(たな)に手(て)が届(とど)かないので、椅子(いす)を使(つか)いました。
I couldn't reach the shelf with my arm, so I used a chair.
彼(かれ)は手(て)を広(ひろ)げて、「これくらいの大(おお)きさでした」と言(い)いました。
He spread his arms and said, "It was about this big."

手(て) is a highly versatile word meaning both hand and arm, used in many expressions and compounds.

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Related: 足(あし) (foot, leg)
Related: 顔(かお) (face)
Related: 指(ゆび) (finger)
Related: 腕(うで) (arm)
Related: 囲碁(いご) (Go (board game))
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Added 2026.1.7 23:21 · Revised 2026.10.14 9:24
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