Japanese DictionaryDefinition of hand
- (n) hand; arm
こちらに来るように手で合図した。
I made motions at him to come here with my hand. - forepaw; foreleg
- handle
- hand; worker; help
- trouble; care; effort
- means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship
いい手を思いついた。
I hit upon a good idea. - hand; handwriting
- kind; type; sort
- one's hands; one's possession
本は現在誰の手にも入る。
Books are now within the reach of everybody. - ability to cope
あいつらには手が負えない。
They are out of hand. - hand (of cards)
いい手が配られた。
I was dealt a good hand. - direction
- (n, n-suf, ctr) move (in go, shogi, etc.)
- (n) needle; pin
針で親指を突いてしまった。
I pricked my thumb with a needle. - hook
変な魚が針にかかっている。
A strange fish is on the hook. - stinger; thorn
彼女は時計の針を１０分進ませた。
She advanced the hand ten minutes. - hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
- staple (for a stapler)
- needlework; sewing
- malice
怪我自体はなん針か縫う程度だそうです。
Apparently the wound itself only needs a few stitches. - (ctr, n-suf) counter for stitches
- (n) starfish (any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea); asteroid (taxonomic class); sea star
- northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
- someone else's hands; other hands
夏の終わりに、その店は人手に渡った。
The store changed hands at the end of last summer. - hand (worker); aide
人手が多ければ仕事は楽しい。
Many hands make light work.
