手甲

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Chinese

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hand; convenient; ‑er 1st heavenly stem; armour; shell
simp. and trad.
(手甲)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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手甲

  1. fingernail

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
て > てっ
Grade: 1
こう
Grade: S
yutōyomi

Etymology

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Compound of (te, hand) +‎ (, shell; armor; back of the hand or foot), with the medial -k- becoming geminate. Original reading tekō still persists as an alternate, albeit less common, pronunciation.[1]

Pronunciation

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(second reading is less common)

Noun

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(てっ)(こう) (tekkō (alternative reading hiragana てこう, rōmaji tekō)

  1. (Anatomy) the back of the hand
  2. a piece of armor or clothing for protecting the back of the hand, such as a glove or gauntlet

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Okinawan

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Kanji in this term
Grade: 1 Grade: S

Etymology

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Cognate with Japanese 手甲 (tekkō).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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手甲(てぃっこー) (tikkō

  1. back of the hand