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手 means 'hand'

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Strokes : 4    Radical number: 64    Frequency: 16   JLPT: N4    Usefulness: 2    Study set: 2-1    Grade: 1   Intermediate lesson: 5    Beginner lesson: 10   Begins 579 words   Used in 1420 words   Used in 1599 names   Component in 40 kanji (7 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   シュ
Kun
   て   た-
Additional readings
On    ズ
Variants
扌   ⼿ (Chinese)   龵  
Notes
Hands are involved in all aspects of life. So it is with many kanji. Find out how 挙 (rise up) and 推 (infer) have unexpected connections to hands, as does the word 抹茶 (まっちゃ: powdered green tea).
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 手 is used 99 times, read 4 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 手 is used 1325 times, read 4 ways (with 2 variations). 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
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シュ : 285 words FIND ALL
か し ゅ 1
noun
singer
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ズ : 18 words FIND ALL
じ ょ う ず 3
1. skill; skillful; dexterity  (opposite: 下手)
noun
2. flattery
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シュ (read as じゅ) : 3 words FIND ALL
て ん じ ゅ 1
Most common form: 点手
noun
tuning peg (of a shamisen, etc.)
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て : 941 words FIND ALL
あ い て 3
noun
1. companion; partner; company
2. other party; addressee
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て (read as で) : 59 words FIND ALL
う し ろ で 0 う し ろ で 3
Most common form: うしろ手
noun
1. hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back
2. behind (e.g. someone); rear; back
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た- (read as た) : 18 words FIND ALL
へ た 0 へ た 2
1. unskillful; poor; awkward  (opposite: 上手)
2. imprudent; untactful
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Part of a non-standard reading: 1 word. FIND ALL
し た で 0
noun
1. humble position; inferior
2. underarm grip on opponent's belt  (sumo term)
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An additional ズ less common words include 手 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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More information
Wiktionary ⇗ | Unicode.org ⇗ | Google Japan ⇗ | Hanziyuan etymology ⇗
Additional data
Henshall: 35 (originally: 32)  Joy o' Kanji : 32  Key to Kanji: 473 

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手
シュ   hand   て    た-    
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