Word Meaning 手の甲

てのこう te no kou

手の甲 is read as てのこう (te no kou) and means back of the hand.

Meaning

English

  1. back of the hand

Reading

Kana

てのこう

Romaji

te no kou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Antonyms 手の平 Rank 20366 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

手甲

てこう

covering for the back of the hand and wrist

手帳

てちょう

certificate

手錠

てじょう

confinement in chains (Edo-era judicial corporal punishment)

手柄

てがら

achievement

手振り

てぶり

(hand) gesture

手当たり次第

てあたりしだい

using anything one can lay one's hands on

手綱

たづな

control

手控え

てびかえ

holding oneself back

手応え

てごたえ

response (felt in the hands)

手提げ

てさげ

handbag

手製

てせい

handmade

手堅い

てがたい

steady

Example Sentences

1

The back of Tom's right hand was injured by a splinter of glass.