りょうて – Vocabulary details

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

Alt. forms

両りょう手て

99%

りょうて

Pitch accent

りょ

うて

Used in: 22

Composed of

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

て

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

Used in vocabulary (4 in total)

りょうてをつく

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

りょうてにはな

two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women

りょうてきき

ambidexter; ambidexterity

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Examples (11 in total)

りょうてでつかんでいなさい。

Hold it with both hands.

りょうてを椅い子すに縛しばられました。

They tied my hands to the chair.

花か瓶びんはりょうてで持もちなさい。

Hold the vase in both hands.