Kanji: 手

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 10 (learned at completion of 1st grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 1st grade in Japan
Radical:	手(扌龵) Radical name: て（てへん）
Meaning:	Hand
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 60 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	お手洗(てあら)い	bathroom
N5	切手(きって)	postage stamp
N5	上手(じょうず)	Skillful
N5	手(て)	hand
N5	手紙(てがみ)	letter
N5	下手(へた)	unskillful
N4	運転手(うんてんしゅ)	driver
N4	手伝(てつだ)う	to assist
N4	手袋(てぶくろ)	glove
N3	相手(あいて)	companion, partner, company
N3	握手(あくしゅ)	handshake
N3	歌手(かしゅ)	singer
N3	手術(しゅじゅつ)	surgical operation
N3	手段(しゅだん)	means, way, measure
N3	助手(じょしゅ)	helper, helpmeet, assistant, tutor
N3	選手(せんしゅ)	player (in a game)
N3	手品(てじな)	sleight of hand, conjuring trick, magic, juggling
N3	手伝(てつだ)い	help, helper, assistant
N3	手間(てま)	time, labour
N3	苦手(にがて)	poor (at), weak (in), dislike (of)
N3	拍手(はくしゅ)	clapping hands, applause
N2	御手洗(おてあらい)	font of purifying water placed at entrance of shrine
N2	お手伝(てつだ)いさん	maid
N2	手洗(てあら)い	restroom, lavatory, hand-washing
N2	手入(てい)れ	repairs, maintenance
N2	手首(てくび)	wrist
N2	手頃(てごろ)	moderate, handy
N2	手帳(てちょう)	notebook
N2	手続(てつづ)き	procedure, (legal) process, formalities
N2	手拭(てぬぐ)い	(hand) towel
N2	手前(てまえ)	before, this side, we, you
N2	派手(はで)	showy, loud, gay, flashy, gaudy
N1	上手(うわて)	1. upper part, upper stream, left side (of a stage), 2. skillful (only in comparisons), dexterity (on
N1	お手上(てあ)げ	all over, given in, given up hope, bring to knees
N1	御手洗(おてあら)い	toilet, restroom, lavatory, bathroom (US)
N1	小切手(こぎって)	cheque, check
N1	手芸(しゅげい)	handicrafts
N1	手法(しゅほう)	technique
N1	着手(ちゃくしゅ)	embarkation, launch
N1	手当(てあ)て	allowance, compensation, treatment, medical care
N1	手遅(ておく)れ	too late, belated treatment
N1	手数(てかず)	number of moves, trouble
N1	手掛(てが)かり	contact, trail, scent, on hand, hand hold, clue, key
N1	手掛(てが)ける	to handle, to manage, to work with, to rear, to look after, to have experience with
N1	手軽(てがる)	easy, simple, informal, offhand, cheap
N1	手際(てぎわ)	performance, skill, tact
N1	手順(てじゅん)	process, procedure, protocol
N1	手錠(てじょう)	handcuffs, manacles
N1	手近(てぢか)	near, handy, familiar
N1	手配(てはい)	arrangement, search (by police)
N1	手筈(てはず)	arrangement, plan, programme
N1	手引(てび)き	guidance, guide, introduction
N1	手本(てほん)	model, pattern
N1	手回(てまわ)し	preparations, arrangements
N1	手元(てもと)	on hand, at hand, at home
N1	手分(てわ)け	division of labour
N1	取(と)っ手(て)	handle, grip, knob
N1	土手(どて)	embankment, bank
N1	入手(にゅうしゅ)	obtaining, coming to hand