Word Meaning 手元

てもと temoto

手元 is read as てもと (temoto) and means grip.

Meaning

English

grip
handle
money at hand
pocket money
way of moving one's arms
skill
at hand
on hand

Reading

Kana

てもと

Romaji

temoto

Writing Variants

手もと てもと temoto
手許てもと temoto

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 3559 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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手羽元

てばもと

first segment of a chicken's wing

手元供養

てもとくよう

keeping (part of) a person's ashes in one's home or inside a pendant, etc.

手元現金

てもとげんきん

cash on hand

手元流動性

てもとりゅうどうせい

liquidity on hand

勝手元

かってもと

in and about a kitchen

元手

もとで

asset

元交際相手

もとこうさいあいて

former boyfriend

手足

てあし

hands and feet

手ぬぐい

てぬぐい

(hand) towel

手

て

ability to cope

手前

てまえ

tea-ceremony procedures

手作り

てづくり

handmade