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Word of the Day

手(て)をかける

Rank #5,134

Found in 1,496 VNs · 3,459 total media

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Meanings

expv1

to lay hands on
to touch

expv1

to care for
to look after

Forms

手をかける

77.3%

手を掛ける

22.6%

てをかける

<0.1%

Example Sentences

from Jiten

そして戸の取っ手に手をかけたとき、中でシウが声をあげた。

Source: BLACK SHEEP TOWN

耳許で名前を呼びながら、首の後ろのひもに手をかけていく。

Source: Pure Song Garden!

俺は一番好きだと心の中で強く感じた相手の下駄箱の扉に手をかけた。

Source: Secret Love (Or Not?)

Kanji

手

hand

Heisig: hand

N4Grade 14 strokes#13 freq

On'yomi

シュ、ズ

Kun'yomi

-て、た-、て、て-

Common Compounds

手拭(てぬぐい)(hand) towel

買手(かいて)buyer

片手(かたて)

Conjugations

Ichidan verb

Dictionary手をかける

Plain present

Polite手をかけます

Polite present

Negative手をかけない

Plain negative

Past手をかけた

Plain past

Te-form手をかけて

Connective

Potential手をかけられる

Can do

Passive手をかけられる

Is done

Causative手をかけさせる

Make do

Imperative手をかけろ

Command

Volitional手をかけよう

Let's / intend to

Conditional手をかければ

Related VNDB Tags

Tags common across the top 50 VNs where this word appears most

Combat with Spearsin 3 VNs Unlockable Eventin 8 VNs Homemaker Protagonistin 4 VNs Multiple Route Mysteryin 10 VNs Hard Science Fictionin 3 VNs Enforced Playing Orderin 12 VNs Summoningin 4 VNs

Look Up

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Word data and example sentences provided by Jiten.

Kanji details and compound words from KanjiAPI. Visual novel data from VNDB.

Dictionary data from JMdict, KANJIDIC, and JMnedict, property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, used in conformance with the Group’s licence.

exp

to make off with
to steal

Most found in

Ne~pon? x Raipon!

92 occurrences

Most found in

Ne~pon? x Raipon!

92 occurrences

one hand

歌手(かしゅ)singer

手頚(てくび)wrist

売手(うりて)seller, vendor

重傷(じゅうしょう)serious wound, serious injury

切手(きって)stamp (postage), merchandise certificate

Future Japan

in 4 VNs

playing a gambling game on behalf of a person or organization (esp. mahjong or pachinko); person who gambles on someone's behalf

密通

みっつうn · vsJul 23

adultery; illicit intercourse

社会科

しゃかいかnJul 22

social studies (school subject)

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