Word Meaning 手先

てさき tesaki

手先 is read as てさき (tesaki) and means fingers.

Meaning

English

  1. fingers
  2. fingertips
  3. underling
  4. stooge
  5. tool
  6. pawn
  7. minion

Reading

Kana

てさき

Romaji

tesaki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 17803 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

手羽先

てばさき

(tip section of) chicken wing

小手先

こてさき

tip of the hand

手先が不器用

てさきがぶきよう

clumsy with one's hands

相手先

あいてさき

the other party (usu. in business)

先手

せんて

forestalling

相手先選択接続

あいてさきせんたくせつぞく

Switched Virtual Circuit

相手先固定接続

あいてさきこていせつぞく

Permanent Virtual Circuit

先発投手

せんぱつとうしゅ

starting pitcher

先手を取る

せんてをとる

to take the initiative

先手を打つ

せんてをうつ

to play the first move (e.g. in go)

先手必勝

せんてひっしょう

victory goes to the one who makes the first move

手足

てあし

hands and feet

Example Sentences

7

You have a light hand, don't you?

He is clumsy with his hands.

I don't live in his pocket.

Max is clever with his fingers.

Tom is very dexterous.

Tom is obviously very good with his hands.

When I regained my senses, it seemed that fur had grown on my fingers and knees. When it became slightly brighter, I looked at my reflection in a mountain stream, and I realized that I had become a tiger.