研究社 新和英中辞典

て 手

1

〈人間・動物の手〉

a hand (手首から先の部分); an arm (腕); a paw (爪のある動物の手足)

手の平(_ひら)[甲]

the palm [back] of one's handてのうら(手の裏を返すように)

手の届く所[届かない所]にある

be within [beyond] one's reach [grasp]

be (placed) where one can [cannot] get at it

手をかざす

shade one's eyes with one's hand

手を差し出す

hold [stretch] out one's hand

手をたたく

clap one's hands

手を取る

take somebody's hands into one's (own)

手を握る

〈自分の〉 clasp one's hands; clench one's fists (こぶしを作る)

〈人の手を〉 grasp somebody's hand

〈握手する〉 shake hands 《with》

手を伸ばす

stretch [put out] one's hand

reach 《for, after》

手を伸ばして物を渡す

reach [get] somebody something

手を放す

let go (of) something

loose [let go] one's hold 《on, of》

手を振る

wave one's hand

手に渡す

hand something over to somebody

手に手を取って

《go》 hand in hand 《with》

本を手にして

with a book in one's hand

手に手に小旗を持って

each carrying a small flag in his hand

用例

彼は私の手をつかまえた. He caught hold of my hand.｜He caught [seized] me by the hand. ネコがネズミを手でつかまえた. The cat caught a mouse with its paw. できるだけ高く上に手を伸ばしなさい. Reach up as high as you can. それが人の手で作られた道具であることは明らかである. It is evident that it is a hand made tool. 帽子に手をやらなければならないほど風が強かった. The wind was so strong that he had to hold on to his hat. 子供の手の届く所にこの薬をおかないように. Don't leave this medicine where children can get at it. 手を触れるべからず. 【掲示】 Do not touch!｜Hands off! どちらが先に手を出したのか. Who started it [the fight]?｜Who struck the first blow? 彼らは彼の歌に合わせて手をたたいた. They clapped their hands in time to his singing. 彼は私の手を愛情を込めて握りさようならを言った. He shook me warmly by the hand and said goodbye. 手を放して! Let me go! 手を放すなよ. Don't let go! 彼女はわざわざ盲人の手を引いて道路を渡らせてやった. She kindly led the blind man by the hand and helped him cross the street. 群集は勝利者に歓声をあげ手を振った. The crowd cheered and waved to the winner.

2

〈人手〉	【形式ばった表現】 a hand; a worker
〈集合的〉	staff

手が足りない[足りなくなる]

be [become] shorthanded [short‐staffed]

be [run] short of staff [workers]

手を貸す

help

give [lend] somebody a helping hand

手を貸してコートを着せ[脱がせ]てやる

help somebody on [off] with his coat

手を借りる

get somebody's help

【形式ばった表現】 be aided 《by somebody》

用例

係が 3 人では手が回らない. We are very shorthanded with only three people on the [our] staff. この重いテーブルを動かしたいのだが手を貸してくれないか. Could you give me a hand with this heavy table, please? これは私の問題だ. 誰の手も借りたくない. This is my business. I don't want anybody's help with it.

3

〈筆跡〉	handwriting; 【形式ばった表現】 a hand.

用例

これは女の手だ. This is feminine handwriting.

4

〈仕事〉

手があいている

be free

be not busy

be at leisure

have no work to do [on hand]

【形式ばった表現】 be disengaged

手がふさがっている

be busy [occupied] 《in, with》

have one's hands full

【形式ばった表現】 be engaged

(何かをしようとして, またはする途中で)手を止める

stop doing

【形式ばった表現】 stay one's hand

用例

手があいているなら, 皿洗いの手伝いをしなさい. If you're not doing anything, come and help me do the dishes. ちょっとの間手があけられますか. Can you spare a few minutes? 今大事な用事で手が放せません. I'm sorry I'm held up over some important business. 午後は手がふさがっているから夕方電話するよ. I'm all tied up this afternoon. I'll call you in the evening. 新計画作成の仕事で彼は手がふさがっている. His hands are full with the job of making a new plan.

5

〈柄〉

a handle

用例

きゅうすの手が取れた. The handle of the teapot came off.

6 〈手段〉 a way; 【形式ばった表現】 a means 《★単複同形》; 〈工夫〉 a device; 〈策略〉 a trick

手のつけられない

hopeless

incorrigible

手のつけようがない

be at a loss what to do with something [somebody]

there is nothing to be done with somebody [something]

do not know where to begin

手に乗る

be taken in 《by somebody》

be fooled by somebody's trick

手を打つ

take a measure [step]

make a 《clever》 move

手を変える

try [resort to] some other means

change one's plan [strategy]

手を尽くす

try every possible means

do everything possible

do all one can

leave no stone unturned

use [try] every trick of the trade

用例

その手には乗らんぞ! You won't catch me that way [with that one]!｜It's no use trying that sort of trick with [on] me. そっちがその手なら, こっちも負けないぞ. Two can play at that game.｜That's a game that two can play. 早急になんらかの手をうたねばならない. We've got to do something about it immediately. どうもそれはうまくいかないようだ. もっと別の手をやってみたら? That doesn't seem to work. Why don't you try something else [some other way]? あらゆる手を使ってみた. He tried every possible method.

7

〈やり方〉 〈将棋などの〉	a move
〈相撲の〉	a trick
〈トランプの〉	a hand
〈思いつき〉	an idea

いい手

a good [clever] move

相撲の四十八手

all the tricks in sumo wrestling.

用例

いい手を思いついた. I hit upon a good idea.

8

〈技量〉	skill; ability

手が上がる

one's skill improves; get better [more skillful] 《at》; show greater skill 《than before》

〈酒量が〉 one's capacity for alcohol increases

用例

だいぶアルコールの手が上がったようだね. You seem to be able to drink more than before. その曲の彼の演奏は手に入ったものだった. He played that piece with perfect mastery.｜He was quite at home with the piece.

9

〈種類〉	a kind; a line

この手の品

this sort [type] of article; an article of this sort [description]

〈集合的〉 this line of goods.

用例

この手の壺はなかなか手に入らない. It's quite difficult to get hold of this type of pot.

10

〈方向, 側〉

右手に

at [on, to] the right 《of》

to one's right.

用例

右に曲がれば道の左手に建物が見えるよ. Turn right and you'll see the building on the left side of the road.

11

〈手数〉	trouble; labor
〈世話〉	care

手が省ける

《事が主語》 save (one) trouble [work]

手が回る

〈行き届く〉 see to [look after] 《one's guests [business]》 properly; be attentive 《to somebody》

手の掛かる

laborious 《tasks》

troublesome 《jobs》

用例

そうなれば大分手が省けましょう. That would save me a great deal of trouble. 忙しくてそんな細かい事までは手が回りかねる. I'm too busy to worry about [attend to] such details. 子供たちももうあまり手が掛からなくなりました. My children no longer need much care and attention. 彼はもう父親の手を離れてもいい頃だ. He is old enough to be independent of his father.｜It is time he was independent of his father.

12

〈制御〉

手に余る[負えない]

be out of hand [control]

be unmanageable

be too much for one

be more than one can manage

be beyond [【形式ばった表現】 exceed] one's power

手のつけられない

hopeless

【形式ばった表現】 incorrigible.

用例

手の下しようがない. It can't be helped.｜There's no help for it.｜I can't do anything about it.｜There's nothing to be done about it. あの患者はもう医者の手に負えません. The patient is past medical help. この仕事は私の手に余る. This job is beyond me.｜I am not equal to this job.

13

〈所有〉

…の手にある

【形式ばった表現】 be in the possession [grasp] of …

手に入れる

get

come by

secure

win

take [get] possession of

《口語》 get hold of

【形式ばった表現】 obtain

賞品を手に入れる

win [carry off] a prize

手に入る

《物が主語》 come into one's possession

fall into [come to] one's hands

be obtainable

can be had

手に渡る

pass [fall] into the hands of somebody

手から手へと渡る

pass from hand to hand.

14

〈関係, 干渉〉

…と手を切る

cut [【形式ばった表現】 sever] one's connection(s) with

break with

手を出す

turn one's hand to

attempt

dabble in

手を付ける

〈触れる〉 touch; lay one's hand on

〈着手する〉 set about; set [put] one's hand to

用例

あんな男とは手を切りなさい. You should cut all your connections with that man.｜Break it off with him. 彼は相場に手を出し破産した. He dabbled in speculation and went bankrupt.

手が後ろに回る

be arrested.

手が出る

用例

100 万円では手が出ない. One million yen is a prohibitive price.

手が届く

(can) reach 《the ceiling》

〈買える〉 can afford 《something》

〈年などが〉 be close on; be pushing 《fifty》

用例

建て売り住宅はますます一般の人には手の届かないものになっている. Commercially constructed private homes are getting beyond the financial reach of more and more people. 彼はもう間もなく 60 に手が届く. He's getting on for [toward] sixty.｜He's pushing [rising] sixty.｜He's close on [to] sixty. 彼女は 30 に手が届く頃になるまで結婚しなかった. She didn't marry until she was almost thirty [until her late twenties].

手が早い

be quick in snatching

be a quick worker

用例

彼は(女性に)手が早い. He is quite a quick worker with women.

手が回る

〈警察の〉 be on somebody's track; catch up with

用例

警察の手が彼に回った. The police have caught up with him.

手の内を見せる

⇒てのうち(手の内を見せる).

手の裏

⇒てのうら.

手の切れるような

手の切れるような 1 万円札

a crisp 10,000‐yen note.

手の込んだ

elaborate 《designs》

sophisticated 《instruments》.

手の舞い足の踏むところを知らない

dance about for joy.

手を挙げる

(1)

put [hold] one's hand(s) up; raise one's hand(s)

〈殴ろうとして〉 lift one's hand 《against》

用例

(強盗が)手を挙げろ. Get your hands up!｜Hands up!｜Stick'em up! 答が分かった人は手を挙げてください. Anybody who knows the answer, please raise his hand.

(2)

〈降参する〉 throw in one's hand; give in; surrender

〈断念する〉 give up.

手を入れる

〈修正する〉 correct; touch up; 〈修繕する〉 repair; mend; 〈きれいにする〉 smarten [do] 《one's room》 upいれる 7.

手を打つ

〈対策をとる〉 take a measure

〈値段が折り合う〉 strike [close] a bargain 《with》; make a deal 《with》

用例

5 万円で手を打ちましょう. Let's strike a bargain at 50 thousand yen.

手を変え品を変えて

by all possible means

in every conceivable way

用例

彼は手を変え品を変えて私を説得して新型の車を買わせようとした. He tried every possible means to persuade me into buying a new‐model car.

手を掛ける

(1)

〈触れる〉 put [【形式ばった表現】 lay] one's hand on; touch

〈殴る〉 lay hands on; 【形式ばった表現】 strike.

(2)

work carefully 《on something》

take (great) pains 《over something, to do》.

手を切る

(1)

〈刃物で〉 cut one's hand.

(2)

〈関係を絶つ〉 break with somebody; break away from somebody; break up 《with a girl》; 【形式ばった表現】 sever one's connection with somebody.

手を下す

〈直接行う〉 do something in person

自分で手を下さずに他人にやらせる

have somebody do something on one's behalf.

手を拱(_こまぬ)いて

《sit back》 with folded arms.

手を染める

〈始める〉 start; set about; take up 《golf》

〈関係する〉 have a hand in; get [be] involved 《in》; meddle with

〈試みる〉 try one's hand 《at》.

手を出す

(1)

〈商売などの〉 start 《a business》; attempt something

〈余計なことに〉 meddle with something; poke one's nose into something

相場に手を出す

dabble in speculation

用例

あまりいろんなことに手を出すな. Don't try to do too much at once.｜Don't have too many irons in the fire. あの女には手を出すな. Don't make a pass at that woman.

(2)

〈殴る〉

先に手を出す

strike the first blow.

手を付ける

〈仕事に〉 start; set to work; get started on one's work

〈女に〉 have an affair 《with》

〈金に〉 steal; take.

手を通す

put on a new dress [suit] for the first time.

手を握る

〈提携する〉 join hands [go hand in hand] 《with》

〈和睦する〉 make peace with; shake hands with

用例

ライバル会社同士が手を握った. The two rival companies joined hands (with each other).

手を抜く

scamp [cut corners in] one's work.

手を濡らさない

do nothing

don't work 《for》

用例

彼女は手を濡らさずに儲けることしか考えていない. She is always thinking of how to make a profit without really working for it.

手を離れる

become independent of 《one's parents》

be off one's hands.

手を控える

hold back from 《something, doing》

【形式ばった表現】 refrain from 《doing》.

手を引く

lead somebody by the hand

wash one's hands of

pull out of.

手を広げる

(1)

〈両腕を〉 spread [open] one's arms (wide)

〈手の平を〉 open one's hand; spread out the palm of one's hand.

(2)

〈商売の〉 extend one's operations [activities] 《to America and Europ》

用例

会社は食産業に手を広げる計画をしている. We are planning to extend our business activities into the food industry.

手を施す

do something

give treatment

手の施しようがない

be at a loss what to do with something [somebody]

there is nothing to be done with somebody [something]

do not know where to begin.

手を回す

use one's influence

take measures

事件をもみ消すように手を回す

use one's influence to hush up the scandal.

手を結ぶ

tie [link] up 《with》

join hands 《with》.

手を焼く

be at a loss 《what to do with somebody [something]》

be put out 《by》

be unable to control [manage] something

find somebody a tough customer.

手を緩(_ゆる)める

relax one's efforts [control]

let up 《on》

用例

ここで勉強の手をゆるめてはならない. You mustn't let up on your studying now. 野党は政府への攻撃の手をゆるめなかった. The opposition party did not slacken its attack on the government.

手を汚す

get one's hands dirty.

手を煩わせる

give somebody trouble

trouble

bother

用例

お手を煩わせてすみませんが, 駅まで車で迎えに来ていただけませんか. I'm sorry to trouble you, but will you pick me up at the station?

手に汗を握って

in breathless suspense

用例

試合は白熱して私たちは手に汗を握って見ていた. The game was so exciting that we watched it breathlessly.

手に掛かる

手に掛かって死ぬ

be killed by somebody

【形式ばった表現】 die at the hands of somebody.

手に掛ける

(1)

〈世話をする〉 take care of; look after; 〈養育する〉 bring up 《a child》 under one's care ⇒てがける.

(2)

〈殺す〉 kill somebody.

手につかない

仕事が手につかない

cannot settle to (one's) work

be in no mood for work

用例

試験の結果が気になって, 仕事が手につかなかった. I was so anxious about the result of the test that I couldn't settle down to (my) work.

手に取るように

quite clearly [distinctly]

相手の意図が手に取るように分かる

understand somebody's intention perfectly.

手に乗る

fall [be lured] into a trap [snare] 《set by somebody》

be taken in 《by》.

手取り足取り

〈ていねいに〉 giving every possible help 《to somebody in learning something》; 《tutor somebody》 very attentively.

手も足も出ない

〈途方に暮れる〉 be at one's wits' end; be at a loss what to do

〈動きがとれない〉 be stuck; be quite helpless; 《英口語》 be snookered.

手もなく

easily

with ease

《yield》 without resistance

without any difficulty [trouble].

斎藤和英大辞典

手

読み方 て

名詞

1

The hand

用例

右の手、左の手
the right hand―the left hand

手の指
the fingers

手の平
the flat of the hand―the palm

手の甲
the back of the hand

手の裏
the palm of the hand

手の裏を返すよう
It is like turning a hand.

手の裏を返すような浮薄
weathercock-like faithlessness

手の筋
the lines of the palm

手の筋を見る
to tell fortunes by the lines of the palm―read one's hand

お手の筋
You have guessed right―hit it―hit the right nail on the head.

手を出す
to hold out one's hand―（なお16）熟語の部を見よ）

彼はくれと言って（もっとくれと言って）手を出した
He held out his hand for some―held out his hand for more.

手を上げる
to raise one's hand―hold up one's hand―show one's hand

賛成な人は手を上げて
Let those who are in favour of the proposition, hold up their hands!―show their hands!

（抵抗せぬというしるしに）両手を上げて
Hands up!

（仰天して）両手を振り上げた
He threw up his hands―flung up his hands―in astonishment.

手を伸ばす
to reach one's hand―stretch a hand―make a long arm

手を伸ばして花を取ろうとする
to reach at a flower

手を伸ばして人の時計を取ろうとする
to reach for a watch

手を伸ばして人に物を渡す
to reach one anything

（獲物は）手を伸ばせば取れる
The prize is within my grasp.

手を拍つ
to clap one's hands―（は拍手、人を呼ぶためなら）―clap hands

皆手を拍って賞めた
They clapped their hands in applause.

ご用の節はお手を鳴らして下さい
When you want me, please clap hands.

お手が鳴る
There is a clapping of hands―a handclap.

手を打って約束をきめる
to strike hands （on a bargain）―strike a bargain―close a bargain

手を振る
to wave one's hand

手をもむ
to rub one's hands

手をもみしぼる
to wring one's hands

手を洗う
to wash one's hands

（人の）手を握る
to grasp one's hand―（握手なら）―shake hands with one―shake one by the hand

人の手を取る
to take one by the hand

彼はやにわに僕の手を取って引張った
He seized me by the hand and pulled me.

人の手を引く
to lead one by the hand

彼は僕の肩に手を掛けた
He laid his hand on my shoulder.

手を貸す
to lend one a hand―lend one a helping hand―lend one assistance

手を控える
to stay one's hand―hold one's hand

手を合わせる
to fold one's hands

（この通り）手を合わして頼む（に相当するは）
On knees I implore.

手を突く
to put one's hands on the ground

手を突いて謝まれ（に相当するは）
Beg pardon on your knees!―Down on your knees!

手に本を携えて庭を散歩しておった
He was walking in the garden with a book in his hand―book in hand.

手に取る
to take anything in one's hand―（なお16）熟語の部を見よ）

手に取らぬうちは不安心
You can not be easy in your mind before the thing is secure in your hand.

手に手を取って歩く
They walk hand in hand.

人の手に渡す
to give anything into one's hand―hand over anything to one

その品が人の手に渡った
The article passed into other hands.

手から手に伝わった
It passed from hand to hand.

手を触るべからず
Hands off!―（は米、英は）―The visitor is requested not to touch the articles.

手を経る
to pass through one's hands―（なお16）熟語の部を見よ）

彼の手を経る金は少々の金ではない
Large sums of money pass through his hands.

手を縛る
to tie one's hands

手を縛られる
to have one's hands tied

手を縛らぬ
to give one a free hand―leave one a free hand

手が荒れる
A hand roughens―A hand chaps.

手にひびを切らす
to get one's hands chapped

手に霜焼けができる
to get one's hands frost-bitten

手が震える
My hands shake―My hands are unsteady.

手が震えて書けぬ
I can not write, my hands shake so.

何かするのに手が震えない（仕損じが無い）
to do anything with a steady hand―with a firm hand

手が利く
to be clever with one's hand

手が不器用だ
She has two left hands―Her fingers are all thumbs.

手をかざす
to shade one's eyes with one's hand

火に手をかざす
to warm one's hands over the fire

男の手で育てる
to bring up a child by a man's hand

女の手一つで育てる
to bring up a child by the single hand of a woman

手に唾する
to spit on one's hand―brace oneself for a task

宝の山に入りて手を空しうして帰る
to enter a trasure-mountain and return with empty hands―return empty-handed from a treasure-mountain

飼主の手を咬む犬だ
He is a mean hound who bites the hand that feeds him―（なお16）熟語の部を見よ）

この品は手でこしらえるのだ
These articles are made by hand.

手でこしらえた品物
hand-made goods

〈以下特例〉

用例

手を焼く（原意、転意共）
to burn one's fingers

あの男の世話をして手を焼いている
I have burned my fingers in trying to help that man.

手を切る
to cut one's fingers―（なお16）熟語の部を見よ）

深く手を切る
to cut one's finger to the bone

手を吹いて温める
to blow one's fingers

手で触って見る
to feel anything with one's fingers

手を拱く、手を束ねる
to fold one's arms

手を拱いて傍観する、手を束ねて傍観する
to look on with folded arms―remain a mere spectator―remain an idle spectator―remain an unconcerned spectator

手を広げる
to open one's arms―（なお16）熟語の部を見よ）

彼は手を取らぬばかりに僕を迎えた
He welcomed me with open arms.

手を振って歩く
He swings his arms as he goes.

自分の手を握る（拳骨をこしらえる）
to clench one's fist―double one's fist―shut one's fist

手が届く
to be within one's grasp―（なお16）熟語の部を見よ）

手の届く花は無い
There are no flowers within my reach.

花は有っても手が届かぬ
The flowers are out of my reach.

2

（＝人手） a hand; a man

用例

手が足らぬ（手不足）
We are short of hands―short-handed.

手が揃っている（手揃いだ）
We have a full number of hands―We are full-handed.

手を配る（手配りする）
to dispose one's men

手を分ける（手分けする）
to form parties

手を分けて（迷子を）捜した
We formed search-parties―sent out search-parties.

3

（＝手跡） a hand; handwriting; penmanship

用例

手が好い、手が悪い
to write a good hand―write a poor hand

鮮やかな手だ
He writes a beautiful hand.

この手紙は手が違う
This letter is in a different handwriting.

手を違えて書いてある
It is written in a disguised hand.

手が上がる
to improve in one's penmanship

口も八丁手も八丁
He speaks and writes with equal facility.

4

（＝把手） a handle

用例

急須の手
the handle of a tea-pot

5

（＝手段） means

用例

手を尽す
to try all means

百方手を尽した
I have tried all possible means―tried every means in my power―left no means untried―left no stones unturned.

手を換える
to resort to other means

手を換え品を換えて説いた
I tried to persuade him by every possible means―by every conceivable means.

6

（＝手管） an art

用例

手の有る女だ
She is an artful woman―a designing woman.

7

（＝相撲の手） a trick; a chip

用例

あの相撲は手が無いから力ずくで勝つのだ
That wrestler knows no tricks, and only wins by sheer strength.

四十八手裏表
all the chips and counter-chips―all the mysteries of wrestling

8

（＝将棋の手） a move

用例

一手差す
to make a move

もう二三手で勝つところだった
I should have won in two or three moves.

9

（＝勝負事の手） a hand; card

用例

手が好い、手が悪い
to have a good hand―a bad hand

（計略で）相手の手を見る
to force one's hand

手を見られる
to show one's cards

手が尽きた
I have played my last card.

奥の手
a trump-card―one's best cards―one's last resort―one's last resource

奥の手が有る
to hold trumps in one's hands―have a card up one's sleeve

奥の手を出す
to play one's trumps―play one's best cards

逃げるが一の手
“Discretion is the better part of valour.”

10

（＝だます手） a trick; a game; a trap; a snare

用例

田舎者は往々あの手でだまされる
Country-people are often imposed upon by that trick.

その手で俺をだます気か
Is that your little game?―So that's your little game.

またもその手でだます気か
Are you at that game again?―at the same old game?

その手は食わぬ（その手は桑名の焼き蛤）
That game won't do with me!―That cock won't fight!

どんなばかでも同じ手を二度は食わぬ
“It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait.”

手に乗る
to fall into a snare―walk into a trap

11

（＝手練） skill; performance

用例

手を尽す
to exhaust one's skill

お手の内
one's skill―one's performance

あっぱれなお手の内
Your performance does you credit―You have acquitted yourself to your credit.

お手の内拝見
Shall we have a game?

お手の物
one's forte

先生はシェークスピアがおてのものだ
Shakespeare is his forte―Shakespeare is in his line―He has Shakespeare at his fingers' ends.

手が上がる
to improve in one's skill

手が下がる
to fall off in one's skill―get out of practice

手が下がらないように始終稽古する
I practise constantly to keep my hands in.

彼は手に入っている
He is a good hand at the game.

12

（＝労） labour; care

用例

手のかかる仕事
laborious work

この仕事は手がかかる
The work costs much labour.

手の込んだ細工
elaborate workmanship

手を抜く
to do careless work―slight one's work―scamp one's work―fudge one's work

手を抜いた仕事
careless work

13

（＝種類） a kind; a line

用例

この手の品がまだありますか
Have you more of this line of goods?

14

（＝方向） a direction; a hand

用例

右手に
on the right-hand side―to the right

左手に
on the left-hand side―to the left

上手に、下手
up―down

15

用例

火の手
a tongue of fire

火の手が上がる
A tongue of fire shoots up.

火の手が盛んだ
The fire is raging.

けんかの火の手が盛んだ
Words are running high.

16

〈熟語〉

ａ

（手が）

用例

手が好い
（手跡なら） to write a good hand―（歌留多なら）―have a good hand

手が悪い
（手跡なら） to write a poor hand―（歌留多なら）―have a bad hand

手が早い
to be quick in action

手が長い
to be light-fingered―His fingers are lime-twigs

手が届く、手が届かぬ
to be within one's reach―out of one's reach

花は有っても手が届かぬ
The flowers are out of my reach.

もう五十に手が届く
He is close upon fifty.

手がふさがっている
My hands are full―I have my hands full―My time is taken up―I am engaged―I am busy.

授業やら著述やらで手がいっぱいだ
My time is wholly taken up with teaching and writing―What with teaching, what with writing, my time is wholly taken up.

手が明いていますか
Are you disengaged?―free?―at leisure?

じきに手が明きます
I shall be free―at leisure―at your service―in a minute.

今ちょっと手が明けられません
I am engaged just now.

ちょっと手が明けられませんか
Can't you spare me five minutes?

この菓子を見ると手が出る
People will help themselves to this cake.

喉から手が出そうだ
He is licking his chaps.

よく手がまわる
They attend to everything―leave nothing undone.

あの旅館ではよく手がまわる
They are attentive to the guests at that hotel.

忙しくて手がまわらぬ
Things are left undone owing to pressure of business―We are hampered by press of business.

そこまでは手がまわらぬ
We cannot attend to such details.

もう手がまわっている
We are watched.

後へ手がまわる
to be arrested―be apprehended

資本に手が付いた
We have touched the capital―broken in upon the capital.

資本に手が付かぬ
The capital is （left） intact.

お手が付いた
He has had connection with her―She is his mistress.

あの男は手が付けられぬ
I do not know what to do with him―I can do nothing with him.

ばかで手が付けられぬ
He is a desperate fool―an egregious ass.

生意気で手が付けられぬ
He is too conceited for anything―conceited enough for everybody.

この仕事は手がかかる
The work costs much labour―It is laborious work.

細工は手が込んでいる
The workmanship is elaborate.

どうにもこうにも手が出ない
I can manage it nohow―I am helpless.

相手が天下の富豪だから手が出ない
We are helpless against a millionaire.

当局者も手が出ない
The authorities are powerless to interfere.

この値段じゃ手が出ない
We are powerless to bid at such a price―the price is paralyzing.

ばくち宿へ手が入った
A raid was made on a gambling-den―A gambling-den was raided by the police.

手が上がる
to improve in one's skill

手が下がる
to fall off in one's skill―get out of practice

手が下がらないように始終稽古する
I practise constantly to keep my hands in.

手が曲る
to incur divine judgment

お手が鳴る
There is a handclap.

つい手が触り足が触り
Chance joined us together.

ｂ

（手も）

用例

手も無く
without any trouble

手も無くできた
It was done without any trouble at all―with the greatest ease.

蛙味か、手も無く魚さ
Frogs taste just like fish.

僕にゃ手も足も出ない
I can manage it nohow―I am helpless.

相手が天下の富豪だから手も足も出ない
We are helpless against a millionaire.

この値段じゃ手も足もでない
We are powerless to bid at such a price―The price is paralyzing.

ｃ

（手に）

用例

電報を手にした
I received a telegram.

本を手にして庭を散歩していた
He was walking in the garden with a book in his hand―book in hand.

この論文は彼の手に成っている
The essay was written by him.

手に入れる
to get―obtain―secure―win―come by―possess oneself of―come into possession of―anything

安く手に入れた
I got it cheap.

好い先生を手に入れた
I have secured （the services of） a good teacher.

どうかしてあの地位を手に入れたい
I am desirous to secure that position.

この金はどうして手に入れたか
How did you come by this money?

女を手に入れる
to win a girl

宿屋の主人が旅人の所持金を手に入れようとした
The landlord attempted to possess himself of the the money in the traveller's possession.

手に入る
to come into possession

珍書が手に入った
A rare volume has come into my possession.

こんな品がどうしてお手に入りましたか
How did the article come into your possession?

この本は値段が安いから学生の手に入る
The cheapness of the price places the book within the reach of the student.

値段が高いから学生の手に入らぬ
The dearness of the price places it beyond the reach of the student.

彼はこの遊戯は手に入ったものだ
He is a good hand at the game.

手に落ちる
to fall into one's hands

二百三高地我が手に落ちて旅順の運命は旦夕に迫った
When the 203-Metre Heights fell into our hands, the days of Port Arthur were numbered.

一等賞は誰の手に落ちたか
Into whose hands did the first prize fall?―Who carried off the first prize?

手に掛かる
to die by one's hand

彼は敵の手にかかって死んだ
He fell by the hand of his enemy.

あの男の手にかかったら大変だ
It would be death to fall into his hands―to place yourself in his power.

高利貸の手にかかった
I fell into the clutches of a usurer.

悪者どもの手にかかって所持品をまき上げられた
I fell among thieves, and was done out of my possessions.

どんな可愛い子でもいつか他人の手にかかる
Your dearest child must, in time, be handed over to the tender mercies of a stranger.

手に掛ける
to kill by one's hand

人を手に掛けて殺す
to kill a man by one's own hand

手にかけて育てる
to bring up a child by the hand

手にかけて教える
to teach a child oneself

手に取る
to take anything in one's hand―examine an article―look over an article

品物を一々手に取って見たわけではない
I did not look over the articles one by one.

手に取るような事実
a palpable fact―a tangible fact

手に取るように見える
It is distinctly visible.

手に取るように聞こえる
It is distinctly audible.

手に取るように想像する
to have a vivid imagination

手に余る、手に合わぬ、手におえぬ
to be too much for one―beyond one's control

子どもらが手におえない
The boys are beyond my control―getting beyond control―getting out of hand.

子どもらは老人の手におえなくなった
The old man finds his boys getting out of hand.

手におえない奴だ
He is too much for me―one too many for me―an ugly customer―an awkward customer.

相手が手におえない
I have caught a Tartar.

仕事が手に余る
The task is beyond my capacity.

手に汗を握って勝負を眺めておった
We watched the contest with breathless interest―with bated breath.

手に乗る
to fall into a snare―walk into a trap

その手にゃ乗らぬ
The game won't do with me!―That cock won't fight!

仕事が手につかない
I can not go about my work.

恋すると仕事が手につかぬ
Love will not let you go about your work.

沖で艪橈が手につかぬ
I can not work the ship at sea.

手に手に得物を携えていた
They were each armed with some weapon that came ready to hand.

ｄ

（手の）

用例

手の届く花は無い
There are no flowers within my reach.

彼の説明はかゆいところに手の届くようだ
His explanations are to the point.

あの女はかゆいところへ手の届くようだ
She anticipates your wants.

あの旅館の客扱いはかゆいところへ手の届くようだ
The hotel leaves nothing to be desired in the way of attentions.

かゆいところへ手の届かぬ思い
I can not get at the exact meaning of the passage―I can not come at the exact truth of the matter.

手の掛かる仕事
a laborious task

手の込んだ細工
elaborate workmanship

手のつけようが無い
I do not know where to begin.

手のつけようの無い奴だ
I do not know what to do with him―I can do nothing with him.

消防隊も手のつけようが無かった
The fire-brigade could do nothing with the conflagration.

火事は手のつけようがなかった
The fire was beyond control.

手のつけようの無いばか者だ
He is a desperate fool―an egregious ass.

手のつけようの無い生意気者だ
He is too conceited for anything―conceited enough for everybody.

手の下しようが無い
I can do nothing.

手の切れそうな札
a crisp bank-note

手の舞い足の踏む所を知らず
One is transported with joy―in a transport of joy―in an agony of joy―in raptures―in ecstasies.

お手の筋
You have guessed right―hit it―hit the right nail on the head.

お手の物
one's forte

先生はシェークスピアがお手の物だ
Shakespeare is his forte―Shakespeare is in his line―He has Shakespeare at his fingers' ends.

成功はお手の物だ
Success is yours―You have the ball at your feet.

お手の内
one's skill―one's performance

あっぱれなお手の内
Your performance does you credit―You have acquitted yourself to your credit.

お手の内拝見
Will you have a game?

お手の内拝見と出た
I challenged him to a game.

ｅ

（手を）

用例

手を出す
to attempt―meddle with―concern oneself with―anything

彼は何でも彼でも手を出す
He meddles with everything―pokes his nose into everything―has a finger in every pie.

いろいろなことに手を出し過ぎる
He has too many irons in the fire.

僕は哲学のようなむずかしいものには手を出さぬ
I do not meddle with such deep things as philosophy.

政治には手を出さぬ
I do not meddle with―concern myself with―politics―I stand clear of politics.

僕は自信の無いことには手を出さぬ
I never attempt a task I do not feel myself equal to.

皆仕事に恐れをなして手を出さぬ
Everybody shrinks from the task.

女に手を出す
to make advances to a woman

どちらから始め手を出したか
Which was the first to make advances?

（けんかで）どちらから始め手を出したか
Which side struck the first blow?―Which side is the aggressor?

相場に手を出す
to dabble in speculation

例の用心家だから容易に手を出さない
He holds back―hangs back―with his usual prudence.

互いに容易に手を出さない
Each waits for the other to attack.

手を出すごとに失敗した
He failed at every turn―He was driven from pillar to post.

手を付ける
to touch―put one's hand to―anything

食物に手を付ける
to touch food

彼は料理に手も付けぬ
He leaves the dishes untouched.

資本に手を付ける
to touch the capital―break in upon the capital

資本に手を付けるな
Leave the capital untouched―Leave the capital intact.

自信の無い仕事には手を付けぬ
I never put my hand to any task I do not feel myself equal to.

手を付けたら後へは退かれぬ
“One who puts his hand to the plough, must not look back.”

物事を半途にするくらいならいっそ手を付けぬ方がましだ
If you do things by halves, you had better leave them alone.

（この娘は俺の預かり物だから）お前達に手を付けさせぬ
You shall not touch her―touch a hair of her.

彼は主人の金に手を付けた
He made free with his master's money.

女に手を付ける
to have connection with an inferior woman

あれは彼が手を付けた女だ
He has had connection with her―She is his mistress.

彼はだらしなく女に手を付ける
He makes free with any woman.

手を放す
（自分の手なら） to let go one's hold―release one's hold―loose one's hold―（人の手なら）―let go of one's hand―leave hold of one's hand―disengage one's hand―free one's hand

手を放せ
Let go your hold!―Let go of my hand!

手を引く
to draw back―beg off―cry off―declare off―back out of a scheme―wash one's hands of an affair

そんな事件はいっさい手を引く
I wash my bands of the whole affair―I cry off.

皆ご免を蒙ると言って手を引いた
Everybody excused himself from the task―begged off the task.

約束を履行するのがいやになって手を引いた者がある
Some declared off the engagement.

計画は見込みが無いから手を引いた
I have backed out of the scheme.

手を切る
to cut one's connections with―sever one's connections with―a man or a woman

悪縁と手を切る
to fling off an evil connection

手を離れる
to be off one's hands―out of one's hands

仕事が手を離れた（片づいた）
The work is off my hands.

品物は僕の手を離れた
The article is out of my hands―in other hands.

彼は父の手を離れても好い年だ
He is old enough to be independent of his father.

手を打つ、手を叩く
（拍手なら） to clap one's hands―（人を呼ぶためなら）―clap hands―（約束をきめるためなら）―strike hands （on a bargain）―strike a bargain―close a bargain

皆手を打って笑った
They clapped their hands for joy.

手を鳴らしたら来ておくれ
You must come when I clap hands.

手を入れる
to correct a writing―touch up a composition―retouch a picture―repair a house

警察でばくち宿へ手を入れる
The police raid into―make a raid on―a gambling-den.

手を下す
to lay violent hands on a man―kill a man―murder a man

自ら手を下したわけじゃない
I did not do it myself.

手をまわす
to sent out emissaries―use spies―resort to espionage

手をまわして探ってみるとそうでないようだ
We have spied out that such is not the case.

手を広げる
to extend one's business

あまり手を広げたのでまとまりがつかなくなった
His business is so extensive that he can not control it.

手を尽す
to try all means―（は手段、手練なら）―exhaust one's skill

百方手を尽した
I have tried every means in my power―left no means untried―left no stones unturned.

手を抜く
to do careless work―slight one's work―scamp one's work―fudge one's work

手を抜いた仕事
careless work

手を抜くようなことは決して致しません
I never do careless work―I never slight my work―I always do my work with scrupulous care.

手を配る
to dispose one's men

手を分ける
to form parties

手を分けて捜す
to form search-parties―send out search-parties

手を負う
to be wounded―sustain a wound

手を濡らす
to get wet

手を濡らさずに魚は取れぬ
There is no catching fish without getting wet.

手を濡らさずに手に入った
I got it without any trouble.

手を換え品を換えて説いた
I tried to persuade him by every possible means―by every conceivable means.

手を換え品を換えて同じことを繰り返す
to ring the changes on anything

飼犬に手を噛まれる
“One who plays with edge-tools will cut himself.”

飼犬に手を噛まれたのだ
He has played with edge-tools and cut himself.

飼犬に手を咬まれしゃんすな
It is ill playing with edge-tools.

（朝顔などに）手をやる
to train a creeping plant

手を合わして（頼む）
On my knees I implore.

手を突いて謝れ
Beg pardon on your knees!―Down on your knees!

JMdict

て

（助辞）(で after certain verb forms) indicates continuing action

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って

読み方：て

（助詞）(abbr for というのは and other similar combinations) casual quoting particle

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手

読み方：て

(1)

（名詞）(occ. pronounced た when a prefix) hand; arm

(2)

（口語） forepaw; foreleg

(3)

handle

(4)

hand; worker; help

(5)

trouble; care; effort

(6)

means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship

(7)

hand; handwriting

(8)

kind; type; sort

(9)

one's hands; one's possession

(10)

ability to cope

(11)

hand (of cards)

(12)

direction

(13)

（名詞、名詞  接尾辞、助数詞） move (in go, shogi, etc.)

ライフサイエンス辞書

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***** て

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関連語

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概念ツリー

身体領域　Body Region

四肢　Extremities

上肢　Upper Extremity

手　Hand

手指　Finger +

中手　Metacarpus

手首　Wrist

handの共起表現

日英・英日専門用語辞書

手

mamus，manus

日英固有名詞辞典

て

日本人苗字

手

英語式	ヘボン式	訓令式	ワープロ式
Te	Te	Te	Te

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