Word Meaning 手のひらを返す

てのひらをかえす tenohiraokaesu

手のひらを返す is read as てのひらをかえす (tenohiraokaesu) and means to do something easy.

Meaning

English

  1. to do something easy
  2. to flip-flop
  3. to do an about-face
  4. to flip over one's hand

Reading

Kana

てのひらをかえす

Romaji

tenohiraokaesu

Writing Variants

  • 手の平を返す てのひらをかえす te no hira o kaesu
  • 掌を返す しょうをかえす shou o kaesu
  • 掌を返す たなごころをかえす tanagokoro o kaesu
  • 掌を返す てのひらをかえす tenohira o kaesu

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb Rank 92175 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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小手返し

こてがえし

Aikido technique, wherein the opponent is brought down by twisting his or her arm away from the body

国際返信切手券

こくさいへんしんきってけん

international reply-paid coupon

手渡す

てわたす

to hand over

手放す

てばなす

to temporarily stop working

手術

しゅじゅつ

skill with one's hands

手数

てすう

number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.)

手続き

てつづき

procedure

手当

てあて

advance preparation

手引き

てびき

guidance

手段

しゅだん

means

手形

てがた

handprint