タオルハンカチ たおるはんかち noun towel handkerchief clothing 1. towel handkerchief A small square of terrycloth carried like a handkerchief, popular in Japan for drying the hands and wiping away sweat. タオルハンカチで手(て)を拭(ふ)いた。🔊 I wiped my hands with a towel handkerchief. 汗(あせ)をかいたのでタオルハンカチを出(だ)した。🔊 I was sweating, so I took out my towel handkerchief. 夏(なつ)は吸水性(きゅうすいせい)のいいタオルハンカチが手放(てばな)せない。🔊 In summer I can't do without an absorbent towel handkerchief. EtymologyA wasei (Japanese-coined) compound of "towel" + "handkerchief"; thicker and more absorbent than a cloth handkerchief.Common collocationsタオルハンカチで拭(ふ)く: to wipe with a towel handkerchiefタオルハンカチを持(も)ち歩(ある)く: to carry a towel handkerchief around厚手(あつで)のタオルハンカチ: a thick towel handkerchief general Added 2026.5.26 13:08 · Revised 2026.10.12 23:19 28000/28155_taoruhankachi