てもと – Vocabulary details

てもと

Meanings

Adverb

1. at hand; on hand; nearby; close at hand

手て元もとに置おいておきたい。I want to keep it at hand.

Noun

2. way of moving one's arms; skill

ゆっくり弾ひいて手て元もと見みせてくれよ。Play it slowly and let me see your hand movements.

3. money at hand; pocket money

今こん月げつはちょっと手て元もとが苦くるしい。I'm a little short of cash this month.

4. grip; handle

傘かさの手て元もとが壊こわれてしまった。The handle of my umbrella broke.

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

て

もと

Used in: 8

Composed of

て

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

もと

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

Used in vocabulary (6 in total)

おてもと

chopsticks; (something) at hand; (in) one's possession; (near) one's hands

てもとがくるう

to become clumsy; to miss one's aim

てもとげんきん

cash on hand

3 more...

Examples (16 in total)

てもとに置おいておきたい。

I want to keep it at hand.

てもとの資し料りょうを見みてください。

Please look at the materials at hand.

傘かさのてもとが壊こわれてしまった。

The handle of my umbrella broke.