把手

Chinese
 
handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object)
handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of
 hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad.
(把手)		 把 手
anagram 手把

Pronunciation

Noun

把手

  1. handle; grip; knob

Synonyms

Verb

把手

  1. (literary) to hold hands

Derived terms
  • 把手言歡／把手言欢

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
把 手
は
Grade: S		 しゅ
Grade: 1
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 把手 (pæX syuwX, literally “hold + hand”).

Pronunciation

Noun

把(は)手(しゅ) • (hashu) 

  1. grip, handle, knob

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
把 手
とり
Grade: S		 て
Grade: 1
irregular kun’yomi

Compound of 取り (tori, “taking”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 取る (toru, “to take”)) +‎ 手 (te, “hand”).[2] The 把 spelling for the tori portion is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

Noun

把(とり)手(て) • (torite) 

  1. grip, handle, knob
  2. a starting point (compare the English phrase get a handle on)
  3. someone who takes or receives something

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
把 手
とっ
Grade: S		 て
Grade: 1
irregular kun’yomi

/torite/ → /totte/

Alteration from torite above.[2][1]

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)

Noun

把(とっ)手(て) • (totte) 

  1. grip, handle, knob
  2. a starting point (compare the English phrase get a handle on)
Usage notes

The totte reading appears to be more common for the grip, handle sense.

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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