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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

手て元もと

N1
てもと temoto
  1. on hand
  2. at hand
  3. at home
adverb

Chinese meanings

手边

Examples

  • 私はいつも辞典を3冊手元に置いています。
    I always keep three dictionaries at hand.
    我总是在手边放三本词典。
  • よい辞じ書しょを手て元もとに置おいておきなさい。
    Keep a good dictionary at hand.
    把一本好词典放在手边。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('4ac77d3574'); // 手元
{
  "id": "4ac77d3574",
  "word": "手元",
  "reading": "てもと",
  "romaji": "temoto",
  "meanings": [
    "on hand",
    "at hand",
    "at home"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1327560,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "私はいつも辞典を3冊手元に置いています。",
      "en": "I always keep three dictionaries at hand.",
      "tatoeba_id": 161379
    },
    {
      "ja": "よい辞書を手元に置いておきなさい。",
      "furigana": "よい{辞書|じしょ}を{手元|てもと}に{置|お}いておきなさい。",
      "en": "Keep a good dictionary at hand.",
      "tatoeba_id": 192906
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "4f62bd3c648470766694df7f4dca47fc5dcf1c60afd0c34bb0ecaded9248bdec",
    "meanings": [
      "手边"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "私はいつも辞典を3冊手元に置いています。",
        "zh": "我总是在手边放三本词典。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "よい辞書を手元に置いておきなさい。",
        "zh": "把一本好词典放在手边。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/4ac77d3574",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1327560; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "df3a056102803715317f46a583dc8e0d08d8f293ddbf0048b490cd9abc2c7957"
  }
}