| 28 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 35 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 32 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 42 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1827 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 37 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 54 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 118 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 57 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 57 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 170 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 847 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4267 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2155 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2907 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 644 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11768 | Morohashi |
| 3456 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2060 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 637 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 687 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 57 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 30 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
手
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
60 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 手術 【シュジュツ】 surgery, operation, procedure, skill with one's hands, sleight of hand
- 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
- 二塁手 【ニルイシュ】 second baseman
- 名手 【メイシュ】 master, expert, brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.), excellent move
- 交際上手 【コウサイジョウズ】 good at socializing, sociability, being a good mixer
- 処世上手 【ショセイジョウズ】 knowing how to get on in the world, knowing the secret of success in life
Kun reading compounds
- 手 【て】 hand, arm, forepaw, foreleg, handle, hand, worker, help, trouble, care, effort, means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship, hand, handwriting, kind, type, sort, one's hands, one's possession, ability to cope, hand (of cards), direction, move (in go, shogi, etc.)
- 手足 【てあし】 hands and feet, limbs, person at one's beck and call, person at hand, reliable worker
- 逆手 【ぎゃくて】 underhand grip, backhand grip (e.g. in tennis), unexpected twist, turning the tables (on an opponent)
- 担い手 【にないて】 bearer, carrier, person bearing responsibility, person in charge, supporter
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- mano
Portuguese
- mão
French
- main
| 2247 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 2050.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 624b | Unicode hex code |
hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1027 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 掛留 【ケイリュウ】 music suspension
Kun reading compounds
- 掛ける 【かける】 to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall), to let hang, to suspend (from), to hoist (e.g. sail), to raise (e.g. flag), to put on (e.g. a blanket), to put on top of, to cover, to lay, to spread, to put on (glasses, etc.), to wear (a necklace, etc.), to make (a call), to spend (time, money), to expend, to use, to pour (liquid) onto, to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto, to splash, to throw (e.g. water) onto, to turn on (an engine, radio, etc.), to set (a dial, alarm clock, etc.), to put on (a DVD, song, etc.), to use (a device, implement, etc.), to cause (someone inconvenience, trouble, etc.), to burden (someone), to impose, to multiply (arithmetic operation), to secure (e.g. lock), to take a seat, to sit, to rest (something on something else), to support (something on something else), to bind, to wager, to bet, to risk, to stake, to gamble, to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on, to hold (a play, festival, etc.), to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.), to argue (in court), to deliberate (in a meeting), to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.), to increase further, to catch (in a trap, etc.), to set atop, to erect (a makeshift building), to apply (insurance), to pun (on a word), to use (a word) as a pivot word, to play on words, to be partway doing ..., to begin (but not complete) ..., to be about to ..., to address (someone), to direct (something, to someone), to do (something, to someone)
- 掛け 【かけ】 credit, money owed on an account, bill, hanger, holder, rest, rack, peg, hook, stand, in the process of (doing), midway through, half-(done), on the verge of, just about to, hot noodles in broth, wholesale price as a proportion of the list price (in tenths)
- 掛け金 【かけきん】 installment, instalment, premium, bill
- 切っ掛け 【きっかけ】 chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion
- 打ち掛け 【うちかけ】 women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono, ending play for the day, leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)
- 掛かる 【かかる】 to take (a resource, e.g. time or money), to hang, to come into view, to arrive, to come under (a contract, a tax), to start (engines, motors), to attend, to deal with, to handle, to have started to, to be on the verge of, to overlap (e.g. information in a manual), to cover, to (come) at, to be fastened, to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.), to be caught in, to get a call, to depend on
- 掛かり 【かかり】 starting (e.g. of an engine), engaging (e.g. of a lock), expenses, costs, attack (esp. a corner approach), barb (of a fish hook), charge, duty, person in charge, official, clerk
- 係長 【かかりちょう】 subsection head, assistant manager, chief clerk
- 掛かり 【かかり】 starting (e.g. of an engine), engaging (e.g. of a lock), expenses, costs, attack (esp. a corner approach), barb (of a fish hook), charge, duty, person in charge, official, clerk
- 係長 【かかりちょう】 subsection head, assistant manager, chief clerk
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かけ
- Korean:
- gwae
Spanish
- colgar
- suspender
- enganchar
- depender
Portuguese
- pendurar
- suspender
- depender
- chegar
- imposto
French
- accrocher
- suspendre
- dépendre
- arriver à
- taxe
- verser
| 1083 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1183 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1952 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1143 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1362 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1321 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1464 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1559 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1477 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 896 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 596 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 361 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 449 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 681 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12267 | Morohashi |
| 493 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2214 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 674 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 727 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1436 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1354 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 5300.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 639b | Unicode hex code |