手 — hand

Grade 1 kanji · 4 strokes · on'yomi shu · kun'yomi te.

An open hand — horizontal strokes are fingers, vertical is the palm/arm.

Example words

• 手 — te — hand
• 手紙 — tegami — letter
• 上手 — jouzu — skilled

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