てにわた
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, る)
1. to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
Composed of
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
Examples (2 in total)
The document passed into the enemy's hands.
Constantinople fell to the hands of the Ottoman Turks in 1453.