Word Meaning 手応え

てごたえ tegotae

手応え is read as てごたえ (tegotae) and means response (felt in the hands).

Meaning

English

response (felt in the hands)
resistance
reaction
response
effect

Reading

Kana

てごたえ

Romaji

tegotae

Writing Variants

手ごたえ てごたえ tegotae
手答え てごたえ tegotae

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 9714 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

手動応答

しゅどうおうとう

manual answering

応手

おうしゅ

(primarily in shogi or go) response

応急手当

おうきゅうてあて

first-aid (treatment)

応急手当を施す

おうきゅうてあてをほどこす

to give (a person) first-aid

手控え

てびかえ

holding oneself back

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

手提げ

てさげ

handbag