手向け

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) たむけ​ [tàmúkéꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ta̠mɯ̟ᵝke̞]

手向け (hiragana たむけ, rōmaji tamuke)

1. offering to a god, someone's spirit, etc.

   君 (きみ)の成功 (せいこう)は亡 (な)くなったお父 (とう)さんへの良 (よ)い手 (た)向 (む)けだ。

   Kimi no seikō wa naku natta otōsan e no yoi tamuke da.

   Your success will be a good offering to the spirit of your deceased father.

2. farewell gift

   Synonyms: 餞別 (senbetsu), はなむけ (hanamuke)

   小 (お)野 (の)さんは卒業 (そつぎょう)する子 (こ)らに手 (て)向 (む)けの言葉 (ことば)を送 (おく)った。

   Ono-san wa sotsugyō suru kora ni temuke no kotoba o okutta.

   She delivered a farewell speech to the graduating children.

3. (obsolete) the place where travelers pray for safety; (especially) mountain pass; ridge
4. (obsolete) Short for 手向けの神 (tamuke no kami, “traveler's guardian deity”).