Word Meaning 手が届く

てがとどく te ga todoku

手が届く is read as てがとどく (te ga todoku) and means to be near (a certain age).

Meaning

English

  1. to be near (a certain age)
  2. to be able to reach
  3. to be within one's reach
  4. to be able to afford
  5. to have the means to buy

Reading

Kana

てがとどく

Romaji

te ga todoku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb Rank 84249 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

手の届く所

てのとどくところ

(a place) within one's reach

手の届かない所

てのとどかないところ

(a place) out of one's reach

痒い所に手が届く

かゆいところにてがとどく

to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details

手際良く

てぎわよく

efficiently

手広く

てびろく

widely

手軽

てがる

easy

手順

てじゅん

process

手袋

てぶくろ

glove

手荷物

てにもつ

hand luggage

手腕

しゅわん

ability

手薄

てうす

insufficient (stock, money, etc.)

手厚い

てあつい

warm (treatment, reception, etc.)

Example Sentences

3

I can touch the ceiling.

He is such a tall man that he can touch the ceiling.

Help me to reach that rambutan.