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).
Noun
    
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
    
男手 • (onokode) ←をのこで (wonokode)?
- (rare) the handwriting of a man or male
- (rare) Synonym of 漢字 (kanji): Chinese characters used to write Japanese, as opposed to kana
References
    
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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