Word Meaning

てのひら tenohira

掌 is read as てのひら (tenohira) and means palm (of the hand).

Meaning

English

  1. palm (of the hand)

Reading

Kana

てのひら

Romaji

tenohira

Writing Variants

  • 手のひら てのひら tenohira
  • 手の平 てのひら te no hira
  • しょう shou
  • たなごころ tanagokoro

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Antonyms 手の甲 Rank 473 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

掌中

しょうちゅう

in the hand

掌握

しょうあく

grasping

車掌

しゃしょう

(train) conductor

合掌

がっしょう

pressing one's hands together in prayer