手背

Chinese

hand; convenient; ‑er
learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened
learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder
 
trad. (手背)
simp. #(手背)
anagram 背手

Pronunciation


Noun

手背

  1. back of the hand

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しゅ
Grade: 1
はい
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Etymology

Cognate with Chinese 手背 (shǒubèi), ostensibly borrowed from either Middle or more recent Chinese.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しゅはい [shùháí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕɨha̠i]

Noun

(しゅ)(はい) • (shuhai

  1. back of the hand
    Synonym: 手の甲 (te no kō)

References

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