りょうて
Meanings
Noun
1. both hands; both arms
2. ten
from the number of fingers on both hands; used as secret jargon
Pitch accent
りょ
うて
Composed of
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
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
ambidexter; ambidexterity
Examples (11 in total)
Hold it with both hands.
They tied my hands to the chair.
Hold the vase in both hands.