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Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
手向け • (tamuke)
- offering to a god, someone's spirit, etc.
- 君の成功は亡くなったお父さんへの良い手向けだ。
- Kimi no seikō wa naku natta otōsan e no yoi tamuke da.
- Your success will be a good offering to the spirit of your deceased father.
- farewell gift
- Synonyms: 餞別 (senbetsu), はなむけ (hanamuke)
- 小野さんは卒業する子らに手向けの言葉を送った。
- Ono-san wa sotsugyō suru kora ni tamuke no kotoba o okutta.
- She delivered a farewell speech to the graduating children.
- (obsolete) the place where travelers pray for safety; (especially) mountain pass; ridge
- (obsolete) Short for 手向けの神 (tamuke no kami, “traveler's guardian deity”).
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