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てをつく
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, く)
1. to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
I put my hands on the floor and bowed my head.
Alt. forms
手てをつく
81%
手てを突つく
18%
てをつく
Conjugations...
Composed of
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
Examples (3 in total)
Put your hand there.
I put my hands on the floor and bowed my head.
He placed his hands on the tatami and apologized.