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おてあげ
Meanings
Noun
1. being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees;
(lit.)
throwing up (one's) hands
Alt. forms
お
手
て
上
あ
げ
97%
お
手
て
あげ
2%
御
お
手
て
上
あ
げ
おてあげ
Pitch accent
お
てあげ
Composed of
お
honorific/polite/humble prefix
てあげ
all over; given in; given up hope; bring to knees
Composed of
おて
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
あげ
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)