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掌てのひら
Meanings
Noun
1. palm (of the hand)
It is a book slightly larger than a palm.
Alt. forms
手てのひら
40%
掌てのひら
40%
手ての平ひら
16%
てのひら
2%
Kanji used
掌
palm of a hand
Pitch accent
て
のひら
て
の
ひら
Top 4700
Used in: 1869
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
sudden reversal (of behavior, opinion, attitude, etc.); about-face; flip-flop
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Examples (4 in total)
The palm emits a bluish-white light for an instant.
Strike the enemy with your palm, not your fist.
It was small and fit snugly in the palm of the hand.
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