男手

Japanese
Kanji in this term
男 手
おとこ
Grade: 1		 て > で
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology 1

/wotokode/ → /otokode/. Compound of 男 (おとこ) (otoko, “man”) + 手 (て) (te, “hand”); The te changes to de as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

男手 (hiragana おとこで, rōmaji otokode, historical hiragana をとこで)

  1. the handwriting of a man
  2. the Han script; kanji
  3. a male worker

See also
  • 女手 (おんなで) (onnade)

Etymology 2

/wonokode/ → /onokode/. Compound of 男 (おとこ) (otoko, “man”) + 手 (て) (te, “hand”). The te changes to de as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

男手 (hiragana おのこで, rōmaji onokode, historical hiragana をのこで)

  1. the Han script; kanji

See also
  • 女手 (おんなで) (onnade)
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