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手

Level I of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 20 / 2,608

Hand

On’yomi
しゅ
Kun’yomi
て
Radical
手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
School grade
1
Strokes
4

You will meet this constantly in published Japanese — newspapers, books, signs, and dates.

More common than 間 (Interval), less common than 時 (Time).

A Hand grips the rail of a crowded bus, its fingers spread around the metal.

In words

手 て handN5
手紙 てがみ letterN5
手袋 てぶくろ gloveN4

手 is rank 20 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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