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

りょうてなべ

pot with two handles

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.