片手

かたて

one hand

Mnemonic

One hand with the other one somewhere else entirely. A carton かた in that one and nothing in this て. Driving like it is how people get killed: かたて.

Built from

片

one side, one of a pair

Half of a tree split straight down the middle, the right hand half. One of a pair, and the other is elsewhere.

手

hand

A hand with the fingers drawn out from the wrist.

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 手段 means, way 下手 bad at, poor 派手 showy, flashy

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