Word Meaning 手八丁

てはっちょう tehacchou

手八丁 is read as てはっちょう (tehacchou) and means eloquence.

Meaning

English

eloquence
cleverness in speaking

Reading

Kana

てはっちょう

Romaji

tehacchou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 38128 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

手八丁口八丁

てはっちょうくちはっちょう

eloquent and skilled (worker)

口八丁手八丁

くちはっちょうてはっちょう

both eloquent and skilled

口も八丁手も八丁

くちもはっちょうてもはっちょう

both eloquent and skilled

八丁

はっちょう

skillfulness

胸突き八丁

むなつきはっちょう

the most trying spot or period

口八丁

くちはっちょう

voluble

八方手を尽くす

はっぽうてをつくす

to try all possible means

八つ手網

やつであみ

eight-armed scoop net

四十八手

しじゅうはって

every trick in the book

八手

やつで

fatsi (Fatsia japonica)

八十の手習い

はちじゅうのてならい

you're never too old to learn

八丁味噌

はっちょうみそ

hatcho miso

Example Sentences

彼は手八丁口八丁だ。

He is as ready to talk as to work.