人手

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Chinese

man; person; people hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad.
(人手) 		人 手

Pronunciation

Noun

人手

  1. human hand
  2. manpower; staff
    人手不夠。／人手不够。  ―  Rénshǒu bùgòu.  ―  There is a lack of staff.

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
人 手
ひと
Grade: 1 		て > で
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

人 (hito, “human”) +‎ 手 (te, “hand”)

Pronunciation

Noun

人(ひと)手(で) • (hitode) 

  1. person's hand, person's work
  2. other's hand, other's property
  3. other's power, other's help
  4. working person, labour

人(ひと)手(で) or 人手(ヒトデ) • (hitode) 

  1. Alternative spelling of 海星 (“starfish”)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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