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    3. 小手先

    小手先

    小こ手て先さき

    tip of the hand

    KMT8News #21+1Daily LifeKanji Vocab13 strokes

    こてさき

    Noun

    1.
    tip of the hand, (use of) one's hands
    2.
    cheap trick, superficial wit, superficial cleverness

    Particle

    3.
    cheap, makeshift (e.g. measures), shortsighted, perfunctory, halfhearted

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    小こ手て先さきの技ぎ術じゅつでは、この問もん題だいは解かい決けつできない。

    This problem cannot be solved with superficial tricks.

    KMT7Daily LifeWork & Career
    彼かれはいつも小こ手て先さきの対たい応おうでその場ばをしのいでいる。

    He always gets by with makeshift responses.

    KMT8Daily LifeWork & Career
    小こ手て先さきの工く夫ふうで一いち時じ的てきにしのぐことはできるが、長ちょう期き的てきには通つう用ようしない。

    You can temporarily get by with makeshift ideas, but it won't work in the long run.

    KMT8Daily LifeWork & Career
    根こん本ぽん的てきな解かい決けつには、小こ手て先さきの改かい革かくではなく、抜ばっ本ぽん的てきな見み直なおしが必ひつ要ようだ。

    Fundamental solutions require a drastic review, not superficial reforms.

    KMT9Politics & LawWork & Career
    顧こ客きゃくは小こ手て先さきのサービスではなく、真しんの価か値ちを求もとめている。

    Customers are looking for true value, not superficial service.

    KMT9Work & CareerBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    小
    ちい.さい・こ-・お-・さ-…(6)
    little・small
    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    先
    さき・ま.ず…(2)
    before・ahead・previous・future・precedence
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