右手(みぎて)

みぎて
noun
right hand
1. right hand
The hand on the right side of the body.
右手(みぎて)で箸(はし)を持(も)つ。
To hold chopsticks with the right hand.
右手(みぎて)を挙(あ)げてください。
Please raise your right hand.
彼(かれ)は右手(みぎて)に荷物(にもつ)を持(も)って歩(ある)いていた。
He was walking with luggage in his right hand.

右手(みぎて) combines 右(みぎ) (right) + 手(て) (hand). Can also mean "the right side" or "right-hand side" when giving directions.

READING NOTE:
Always read みぎて. The alternative reading うて is archaic.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 右手(みぎて)で持(も)つ: to hold with the right hand
  • 右手(みぎて)を挙(あ)げる: to raise one's right hand
  • 右手(みぎて)に見(み)える: visible on the right side

DIRECTIONAL USE:
右手(みぎて)に can mean "on your right" when giving directions: 右手(みぎて)に公園(こうえん)が見(み)えます (you'll see the park on your right).

RELATED WORDS:

  • 左手(ひだりて): left hand
  • 両手(りょうて): both hands
  • 利(き)き手(て): dominant hand
  • 右利(みぎき)き: right-handed
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Added 2026.2.7 20:20 · Revised 2026.3.25 11:55
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