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手
て
をこまね
く
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, く)
1. to fold one's arms
2. to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to look on with folded arms
3. to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
Alt. forms
手
て
をこまね
く
88%
手
て
を
拱
こまね
く
11%
Kanji used
手
hand
Top 26300
Conjugations...
Used in: 491
Composed of
手
て
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
こまね
く
to fold (one's) arms; to stand by and do nothing; to look on passively
Examples (1 in total)
彼
かれ
はただ
手
て
をこまねいて
見
み
ているだけだった。
He just looked on with his arms folded.