Meaning

Primary

Palm Of One's Hand

Alternative

Palm

Word Type

independent noun

Explanation

When you manipulate something, imagine you're doing it with your palm. You use your palm to manipulate the movement, and then you fine tune it further, all with your palm!

Something to note here is that you'll typically see palm in Japanese written as 手のひら. This kanji isn't as common but it does still mean the same thing.

Reading

てのひら
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Where is the palm of one's hand? It's on your 手のhere (てのひら). Right here. I point to my palm, and say "hand here, is where my palm was."

Another noteworthy thing about this kanji is it can be read as たなごころ. You won't see it read this way as often though so we're only teaching you the main reading.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 掌で叩く

    to tap something with one's palm

    掌で包む

    to cup something in the palm of one's hand

    掌で転がす

    to roll something in the palm of one's hand

Context Sentences

掌サイズの小さな電子辞書を買いました。

I bought a small, palm-sized electronic dictionary.

Kanji Composition