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    3. 手の甲

    手の甲

    手ての​甲こう

    back of the hand

    KMT10News #40+1NounMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab10 strokes

    てのこう

    Noun

    1.
    back of the hand

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれんての手こうの甲 には傷きずがあった。

    There was a wound on the back of his hand.

    KMT5Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    日ひ焼やけ止どめを手ての甲こうにも塗ぬるべきだ。

    You should also apply sunscreen to the back of your hands.

    KMT7Medicine & HealthDaily LifeFashion & Beauty
    彼かの女じょは手ての甲こうで涙なみだを拭ぬぐい、静しずかに立たち去さった。

    She wiped away her tears with the back of her hand and quietly left.

    KMT8Medicine & HealthEmotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    手ての甲こうの骨ほねは、指ゆびの動うごきを支ささえる重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたす。

    The bones on the back of the hand play an important role in supporting finger movement.

    KMT9Medicine & HealthScience & Math
    昔むかしの日に本ほんでは、手ての甲こうに墨すみを入すれる習しゅう慣かんがあった地ち域いきもある。

    In some regions of old Japan, there was a custom of tattooing the back of the hand.

    KMT9Medicine & HealthCulture & TraditionsHistory

    Characters that make up this word

    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    Kanji
    甲
    きのえ…(6)
    armor・high (voice)・A grade・first class・former…(2)
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
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