Word Meaning 素手

すで sude

素手 is read as すで (sude) and means bare hand.

Meaning

English

  1. bare hand
  2. empty hand

Reading

Kana

すで

Romaji

sude

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 17004 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

素手で

すでで

empty-handed

素人

しらびと

respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha)

素敵

すてき

lovely

もと

cause

素直

すなお

straight (e.g. hair)

素材

そざい

subject matter

素早い

すばやい

quick (understanding, judgement, etc.)

素質

そしつ

nature

素顔

すがお

face with no make-up

素朴

そぼく

simple

素性

そせい

provenance

Example Sentences

9

かれはすででそのはこをもちあげた。

He lifted the box with his bare hands.

Can you catch fish with your bare hands?

Don't touch the pot with bare hands.

Tom caught a fish with his bare hands.

He can bend an iron rod with his hands.

I caught a big fish yesterday with my bare hands.

It is difficult to catch a rabbit by hand.

It isn't easy to catch a rabbit with your bare hands.

It isn't easy to catch a rabbit with your bare hands.