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おてまえ
Meanings
Noun
1. tea-ceremony procedures
2. skill; dexterity; artistry; ingenuity
Archaic
Pronoun
3. you
primarily a greeting between samurai of equal rank
Alt. forms
お
手
て
前
まえ
64%
お
点
て
前
まえ
20%
オテマエ
6%
おてまえ
6%
御
お
手
て
前
まえ
2%
御
お
点
て
前
まえ
Pitch accent
お
て
まえ
お
てまえ
お
て
まえ
Used in: 13
Composed of
お
honorific/polite/humble prefix
てまえ
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
Composed of
おて
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
まえ
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward