両手 – Vocabulary details

両りょう手て

Meanings

Noun

1. both hands; both arms

2. ten

from the number of fingers on both hands; used as secret jargon

Kanji used

両

both

手

hand

Pitch accent

りょ

うて

Used in: 3960

Composed of

両りょう

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

手て

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

Used in vocabulary (5 in total)

両りょう手てをつく

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

両りょう手てを突つく

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

両りょう手てに花はな

two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women

2 more...

Examples (11 in total)

両りょう手てでつかんでいなさい。

Hold it with both hands.

両りょう手てを椅い子すに縛しばられました。

They tied my hands to the chair.

花か瓶びんは両りょう手てで持もちなさい。

Hold the vase in both hands.

ベンは両りょう手てをポケットへつっこんだ。

Ben put his hands in his pockets.

トムの両りょう手ては後うしろで縛しばられた。

Tom's hands were tied behind his back.

私わたしの両りょう手ては寒さむさで感かん覚かくがなかった。

My hands were numb with cold.

彼かれは両りょう手てをポケットに入いれて立たっていた。

He stood with his hands in his pockets.

彼かの女じょはため息いきをついて両りょう手てをしっかり握にぎり締しめた。

She sighed and clasped her hands tightly together.

メアリーは両りょう手てで自じ分ぶんの顔かおを隠かくした。

Mary hid her face in her hands.

１ひと人り少しょう年ねんが両りょう手てをポケットにつっこんで歩あるいていた。

A boy was walking with his hands in his pockets.

彼かれは降こう参さんのしるしとして両りょう手てを挙あげた。