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手足

手足

Chinese

hand; convenient; -er foot; to be sufficient
simp. and trad.
(手足)

Noun

手足

  1. (literary) brother
  2. (literary) hands and feet

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
あし
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

手足 (hiragana てあし, romaji teashi)

  1. hands and feet, arms and legs, limbs
  2. someone who waits on hand and foot or is at someone's beck and call
    社長 (しゃちょう)手足 (てあし)となって (はたら)きます。
    Shachō no teashi to natte hatarakimasu.
    In my work I wait on the president hand and foot.

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

手足 (sujok) (hangeul 수족)

  1. Hanja form? of 수족.