男手

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

Compound of 男 (otoko, “man”) +‎ 手 (te, “hand”). The te changes to de as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おとこで [òtókódé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [o̞to̞ko̞de̞]

Noun

男(おとこ)手(で) • (otokode) ^{←をとこで (wotokode)?}

1. a man's work or effort
2. the handwriting of a man
3. (by extension) Synonym of 漢字 (kanji): Chinese characters used to write Japanese, as opposed to kana
4. a male worker

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
男	手
おのこ Grade: 1	て > で Grade: 1
irregular	kun'yomi

Compound of 男 (onoko, “boy, young man”) +‎ 手 (te, “hand”). The te changes to de as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

男(おのこ)手(で) • (onokode) ^{←をのこで (wonokode)?}

1. (rare) the handwriting of a man or male
2. (rare) Synonym of 漢字 (kanji): Chinese characters used to write Japanese, as opposed to kana

See also

• 男(おとこ)文(も)字(じ) (otoko moji)
• 女(おんな)手(で) (onnade)