Word Meaning 手甲

てっこう tekkou

手甲 is read as てっこう (tekkou) and means covering for the back of the hand and wrist.

Meaning

English

covering for the back of the hand and wrist

Reading

Kana

てっこう

Romaji

tekkou

Writing Variants

手っ甲 てっこう tekkou
手甲てこう tekou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 66401 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

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手の甲

てのこう

back of the hand

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

手控え

てびかえ

holding oneself back

手応え

てごたえ

response (felt in the hands)

手提げ

てさげ

handbag

手製

てせい

handmade

手堅い

てがたい

steady