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てをう
つ
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, つ)
Idiomatic
1. to take (preventive) measures
そうなる
前
まえ
に
手
て
を
打
う
ちたい
んです。
I want to take measures before that happens.
2. to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain
よし、それで
手
て
を
打
う
とう
。
Alright, let's strike a deal on that.
3. to clap one's hands together
occ. 手を拍つ
大
おお
きく
手
て
を
打
う
つ
音
おと
が
聞
き
こえて、
演
えん
奏
そう
が
中
ちゅう
断
だん
された。
The sound of a loud clap was heard, and the performance was interrupted.
Alt. forms
手
て
を
打
う
つ
98%
手
て
を
拍
う
つ
1%
てをう
つ
Conjugations...
Used in: 6
Composed of
て
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
う
つ
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
せん
てをう
つ
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
あいの
てをう
つ
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
Examples (12 in total)
じゃあ、
一
いち
万
まん
円
えん
で
てをうとう
。
All right, let's settle on ten thousand yen.
どんな
てをうてば
いい?
What measures should we take?
よし、それで
てをうとう
。
Alright, let's strike a deal on that.
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