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    2. Kanji
    3. 掌

    掌

    掌てのひら

    palm of hand

    N1KMT9Freq #1757Medicine & HealthKanji12 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    てのひらたなごころ

    On'yomi

    ショウ

    palm of handruleadministerconduct

    尚手

    ⺌
    小
    冂
    口
    手

    Stroke 0 / 12

    Speed1.0x

    敞棠常堂淌甞當拿常堂棠甞當拳挙挈掣撃搴手

    Alternative forms of this concept

    扌

    Concepts using this kanji

    車掌

    (train) conductor

    掌握

    grasping

    掌中本

    pocket edition

    業務分掌

    division of administrative responsibilities

    所掌事務

    scope of affairs under the jurisdiction

    車掌区

    conductors' station (office)

    掌大

    small

    合掌組

    triangular frame of a thatched roof

    分掌

    division of duties

    手掌

    palm

    合掌造り

    traditional style of Japanese architecture with a steep thatched roof

    車掌車

    caboose

    仙人掌

    cactus

    掌を指す

    to be obvious

    掌理

    rule of law

    車掌室

    conductor's compartment

    政府管掌保険

    government-managed insurance

    領掌

    possessing (a territory, land, etc.)

    合掌捻り

    clasped-hand twist down

    所掌

    under one's jurisdiction

    掌状複葉

    palmate compound leaf

    観掌術

    palmistry

    掌客

    court official in charge of entertaining important guests

    落掌

    receive

    職掌

    official duties

    管掌

    taking charge

    掌の玉

    apple of one's eye

    掌中の珠

    apple of one's eye

    掌状脈

    palmate venation (of a leaf)

    指掌紋

    hand print

    掌編

    (very) short story or article

    掌底

    palm heel

    合掌礼拝

    join one's hands in prayer

    政府管掌健康保険

    government-managed health insurance

    瞑目合掌

    closing one's eyes and joining one's hands together in prayer

    掌篇小説

    short short story

    掌骨

    metacarpal (bone)

    八卦掌

    eight trigrams palm

    熊掌

    bear's palm (meat treasured in ancient China)

    孤掌鳴らし難し

    one cannot live solely by oneself

    合掌

    pressing one's hands together in prayer

    掌紋

    palm print

    掌中

    in the hand

    鞅掌

    being busy with

    掌蹠膿疱症

    palmoplantar pustulosis

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 冂
    • 口
    • ⺌
    • 小
    • 手

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    • 管掌
    • 合掌
    • 車掌
    • 手掌
    • 掌握
    • 掌中
    • 掌中の珠
    • 掌紋
    • 掌理
    • 八卦掌
    • 分掌
    • 鞅掌
    • 職掌
    • 掌編
    • 合掌造り
    • 落掌
    • 観掌術
    • 指掌紋
    • 掌中本
    • 掌を指す
    • 車掌区
    • 車掌室
    • 掌篇小説
    • 合掌礼拝
    • 瞑目合掌
    • 合掌捻り
    • 掌骨
    • 政府管掌健康保険
    • 掌客
    • 政府管掌保険
    • 所掌
    • 合掌組
    • 熊掌
    • 掌底
    • 車掌車
    • 掌の玉
    • 孤掌鳴らし難し
    • 所掌事務
    • 業務分掌
    • 掌蹠膿疱症
    • 掌大
    • 仙人掌
    • 領掌
    • 掌状脈
    • 掌状複葉

    Similar concepts

    • 敞
    • 棠
    • 常
    • 堂
    • 淌
    • 甞
    • 當
    • 拿
    • 拳
    • 挙
    • 挈
    • 掣
    • 撃
    • 搴
    • 手

    Variants

    • 扌

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