Word Meaning 手掛かり

てがかり tegakari

手掛かり is read as てがかり (tegakari) and means handhold.

Meaning

English

  1. handhold
  2. hold
  3. clue
  4. lead
  5. key
  6. trail
  7. scent
  8. track

Reading

Kana

てがかり

Romaji

tegakari

Writing Variants

  • 手がかり てがかり tegakari
  • 手懸かり てがかり tegakari

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Related Words ヒント,キー,キーポイント,助言,仄めかす Rank 957 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

手掛け女

てかけおんな

mistress

手掛け

てかけ

handle

手に掛かる

てにかかる

to fall into someone's hands

手塩に掛ける

てしおにかける

to bring up under one's personal care

手探り

てさぐり

fumbling

手取り

てとり

talented wrestler

手作り

てづくり

handmade

手摺り

てすり

handrail

手振り

てぶり

(hand) gesture

手織り

ており

handwoven

手触り

てざわり

feel

Example Sentences

3

This letter is the only key to the mystery.

The downclimb here is also dangerous as there are no handholds.

You won't really be able to hear the difference between sounds that you can't distinguish by pronouncing, so even if you don't feel like communicating, pronunciation is important. Pronunciation can also be a hint for remembering how a word is spelled.