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way one uses one's hands; hand movements
The visible manner in which someone moves their hands while doing something. Almost always used with a modifier that judges the movement as skilled, clumsy, gentle, and so on.
Nearly always appears as 「modifier}な{手つきで」 describing how an action is performed. It is about the look of the movement, not about the hands themselves.
Common collocations
- 慣れた手つき: practiced, assured hand movements
- 危なっかしい手つき: clumsy, unsafe-looking handling
- 優しい手つき: gentle hands
- 鮮やかな手つき: deft, impressive handling