掌 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 掌意味

manipulate, rule, administer, conduct, palm of hand

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掌 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

てのひら tenohira
たなごころ tanagokoro

KUNYOMI　訓読み

ショウ shou

Examples

彼の手のひらに硬貨を置く。

Place a coin in the palm of his hand.

彼は手のひらで一撃を与えた。

He gave a blow with the flat of his hand.

今度は話題が途切れないように手のひらにリストアップしとこう。

This time, so I don’t run out of things to talk about, I’ll write a list on the palm of my hand.

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麗 lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent

綾 design, figured cloth, twill

臭 stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking, odor, savor, fragrance, be fragrant, stink, glow, be bright

悦 ecstasy, joy, rapture

刃 blade, sword, edge