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Dictionary results(showing 20 results)


noun
palm (of one's hand)
Other readings:
【てのひら】
【たなごころ】
【しょう】
手の平【てのひら】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to rule, to govern, to administer
Other readings:
掌る【つかさどる】
司どる【つかさどる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
grasping, seizing, holding, commanding, having control over

noun
in the hand, (something) easily manipulated

noun
person in charge of the brewing of sacrificial wine(archaism)
See also:神酒
Other readings:
酒人【さけびと】
掌酒【さかびと】

noun
court official in charge of entertaining important guests(archaism)

noun, no-adjective
bones of the palm (esp. the metacarpals, but sometimes also including the carpals)(obscure)
See also:中手骨

no-adjective, na-adjective
small, tiny, size of a palm

noun
palm heel, heel of the palm(martial arts)

noun
law, rule, ordinance, charter
Other readings:
掌程【しょうてい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
(very) short story or article, short short story, conté
Other readings:
掌篇【しょうへん】
小編【しょうへん】
小篇【しょうへん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
rule of law, administration of justice

expression, noun
apple of one's eye
See also:掌中の玉

expression, Godan-su verb
to be obvious, to be obviously correct, to point to one's palm(idiom )
Other readings:
掌を指す【しょうをさす】

expression, Godan-su verb
1.
to flip-flop, to do an about-face, to flip over one's hand(idiom )
2.
to do something easy(idiom )
Other readings:
手の平を返す【てのひらをかえす】
掌を返す【てのひらをかえす】
掌を返す【たなごころをかえす】
掌を返す【しょうをかえす】

Kanji results(showing 1 results)


Written with 12 strokes
Taught in Junior high
manipulate, rule, administer, conduct, palm of hand
KUN:
  • てのひら
    tenohira
  • たなごころ
    tanagokoro
ON:
  • ショウ
    shou

Sentence results (showing 6 results)


せんせい
先生
しょうあ
掌握
まえ
じゅぎょ
授業
あい
せい
生徒
こう
講義
The teacher controls the class, usually standing in front of the students and lecturing to them during the lesson

かのじょ
彼女
たんにん
担任
しょうあ
掌握
She has good control over her class

トム
ただ
直ちに
たい
事態
しょうあ
掌握
Tom was master of the situation in no time

せっきょくて
積極的な
せい
姿勢
かいけつ
解決
もんだい
問題
かた
やり方
もと
求め
しょうあ
掌握
ことがら
事柄
If you have a positive attitude, you are looking for ways to solve the problems that you can solve, and you are letting go of the things over which you have no control

ぼうりょくだ
暴力団
くみちょ
組長
だんいん
団員
ぜん
全部
そくまも
規則を守らせ
きょうふ
恐怖
かん
だんいん
団員
しょうあ
掌握
The gang leader made all the members toe the line, keeping control through fear

ちち
わた
私の
おとうと
しょうちゅうたま
掌中の玉
My brother was the apple of my father's eye