手ぶら

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See also: 手ブラ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
手
て
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

手(て)ぶら • (tebura) 

  1. empty-handed
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典／新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局／大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      彼(かれ)は魚釣(さかなつ)りに行(い)ったが、夕方(ゆうがた)手(て)ぶらで帰(かえ)って来(き)た
      kare wa sakanatsuri ni itta ga , yūgata tebura de kaette kita
      He went fishing but came back the afternoon empty-handed
  2. (specifically) without gifts

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References

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