手段

しゅだん

means, way

Mnemonic

The hand you use and the step you take to get there, and he was not fussy about either of them. A shoe しゅ and Dan だん holding the door: whatever it took: しゅだん.

Worth knowing

方法ほうほう is a method, the way a thing is done. 手段 is the means used to reach an end, often with a hint of the end justifying them.

Built from

手

hand

A hand with the fingers drawn out from the wrist.

段

step, grade

Steps cut into a cliff on the left, and a hand holding a tool on the right doing the cutting.

Words sharing these kanji

手 hand 手伝う to help 相手 partner, opponent 勝手 selfish, self-centered 上手い skilled, good 両手 both hands 手紙 letter 苦手 hard to deal with, weak point 片手 one hand 下手 bad at, poor 派手 showy, flashy 普段 usual, ordinary

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