かたうで

Japanese

Alternative spelling
片腕

Etymology

From 片(かた) (kata) + 腕(うで) (ude).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かたうで [kàtáúdé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ta̠ɯ̟de̞]

Noun

かたうで • (kataude) ←かたうで (kataude)?

  1. one arm
    片(かた)腕(うで)で持(も)ち上(あ)げる
    kataude de mochiageru
    to lift with one arm
  2. one who is one-armed
    Synonym: 隻(せき)腕(わん) (sekiwan)
  3. right-hand man / woman (most trusted assistant)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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