Kanji details for 掌
掌
                            
                            
                        Common kanji
manipulate, rule, administer, conduct, palm of hand
                KUN: 
                - てのひらtenohira
 - たなごころtanagokoro
 
ON: 
            
                
            
        - ショウshou
 
Example words(showing 1-10 of 48 results)
noun
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palm (of one's hand)
All readings:
                手のひら【てのひら】
、掌【てのひら】
、掌【たなごころ】
、掌【しょう】
、手の平【てのひら】
                Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
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to rule, to govern, to administer
All readings:
                司る【つかさどる】
、掌る【つかさどる】
、司どる【つかさどる】[1]
                Notes:
                - irregular okurigana usage
 
noun, auxillary suru verb
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grasping, seizing, holding, commanding, having control over
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
pressing one's hands together in prayer
noun
2.
triangular frame of a thatched roof
expression
3.
noun
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traditional style of Japanese architecture with a steep thatched roof
Other readings:
                合掌造【がっしょうづくり】