取(と)っ手(て)

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noun
handle; knob; grip
1. handle; knob; grip
A part of an object designed to be grasped by hand, such as a door handle, pot handle, or drawer pull.
ドアの取(と)っ手(て)を引(ひ)いた。
I pulled the door handle.
この鍋(なべ)は取(と)っ手(て)が熱(あつ)くならない。
The handle of this pot doesn't get hot.
引(ひ)き出(だ)しの取(と)っ手(て)が壊(こわ)れたので交換(こうかん)した。
The drawer handle broke, so I replaced it.

Written as 取(と)っ手(て) or 把手(とって), this refers to any handle designed to be gripped. Very common in everyday life — doors, pots, bags, drawers, and cups all have 取(と)っ手(て).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • ドアの取(と)っ手(て): door handle
  • 鍋(なべ)の取(と)っ手(て): pot handle
  • 取(と)っ手(て)を握(にぎ)る: to grip the handle
  • 取(と)っ手(て)を回(まわ)す: to turn the handle/knob
  • 取(と)っ手(て)付(つ)き: with a handle

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • ハンドル: steering wheel; handlebar; also used for door handles in loanword contexts
  • 握(にぎ)り: grip (e.g., on a sword or tool)
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