手当り次第

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
あ(た)
Grade: 2

Grade: 3
だい
Grade: 3
kun'yomi on'yomi
Alternative spellings
手當り次第 (kyūjitai)
手当たりしだい
手当たり次第
手あたりしだい
手あたり次第
手当りしだい

Etymology

Compound of 手当り +‎ 次第.

Pronunciation

Adverb

()(あた)()(だい) (teatarishidai

  1. using anything one can lay one's hands on
  2. haphazardly
    手当(てあた)次第(しだい)(ほん)()
    teatarishidai ni hon o yomu
    reading a book at random

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN