りょうて – Vocabulary details

りょうて

Meanings

Noun

1. both hands; both arms

両りょう手てでしっかり持もってください。Please hold it firmly with both hands.

2. ten

from the number of fingers on both hands; used as secret jargon

Alt. forms

両りょう手て

99%

りょうて

Pitch accent

りょ

うて

Used in: 8

Composed of

りょう

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

て

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

Used in vocabulary (7 in total)

りょうてをつく

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

りょうてにはな

two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women

りょうてきき

ambidexterity; ambidextrous person

りょうてなべ

pot with two handles

りょうてのひら

both palms

りょうてあし

both hands and feet; all four limbs

りょうてりょうあし

both hands and both feet; all four limbs

Examples (56 in total)

りょうてでつかんでいなさい。

Hold it with both hands.

耳みみをりょうてで塞ふさぎたい。

I want to cover my ears with both hands.

りょうてを胸むねに押おし当あてた。

I pressed both hands against my chest.