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
Pitch accent
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Composed of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
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
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward