手紙

てがみ

letter

Mnemonic

Written out by hand on paper and put in an envelope, which almost nobody does any more. Te て, and the same かみ as the paper inside origami. One turned up from a friend: てがみ.

Built from

手

hand

A hand with the fingers drawn out from the wrist.

紙

paper

糸 thread on the left, pulped and pressed out flat. What paper was before it was paper.

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 苦手 hard to deal with, weak point 手段 means, way 片手 one hand 下手 bad at, poor 派手 showy, flashy 紙 paper

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