Word Meaning 手をつける

てをつける teotsukeru

手をつける is read as てをつける (teotsukeru) and means to embezzle.

Meaning

English

  1. to embezzle
  2. to use (money obtained in illegal fashion)
  3. to have sexual relations
  4. to have an affair
  5. to set one's hand to
  6. to start work on

Reading

Kana

てをつける

Romaji

teotsukeru

Writing Variants

  • 手を着ける てをつける te o tsukeru
  • 手を付ける てをつける te o tsukeru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Proverb Rank 69095 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

手に入る

てにはいる

to obtain

手間取る

てまどる

to take more time than expected

手控える

てびかえる

to jot down a note

手古摺る

てこずる

to have much trouble

手足

てあし

hands and feet

手ぬぐい

てぬぐい

(hand) towel

ability to cope

手前

てまえ

tea-ceremony procedures

手作り

てづくり

handmade

手間

てま

time