Word Meaning 手足

てあし teashi

手足 is read as てあし (teashi) and means hands and feet.

Meaning

English

  1. hands and feet
  2. limbs
  3. person at one's beck and call
  4. person at hand
  5. reliable worker

Reading

Kana

てあし

Romaji

teashi

Writing Variants

  • 手足 しゅそく shusoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 456 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

人手不足

ひとでぶそく

labour shortage

一挙手一投足

いっきょしゅいっとうそく

one's every action

手ぬぐい

てぬぐい

(hand) towel

ability to cope

手前

てまえ

tea-ceremony procedures

手作り

てづくり

handmade

手間

てま

time

手本

てほん

model handwriting

Example Sentences

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She has long arms and legs.

My hands and legs are swollen.

He was bound hand and foot.

My hands and feet were as cold as ice.

My hands and feet have got as cold as ice.

He was very tall and thin, with long arms and legs.

Tom has tied Mary's limbs with tape.