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Japanese
Etymology 1
Compound of 男 (otoko, “man”) + 手 (te, “hand”). The te changes to de as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
男手 • (otokode) ←をとこで (wotokode)?
- a man's work or effort
- the handwriting of a man
- (by extension) Synonym of 漢字 (kanji): Chinese characters used to write Japanese, as opposed to kana
- a male worker
Etymology 2
Compound of 男 (onoko, “boy, young man”) + 手 (te, “hand”). The te changes to de as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Noun
男手 • (onokode) ←をのこで (wonokode)?
- (rare) the handwriting of a man or male
- (rare) Synonym of 漢字 (kanji): Chinese characters used to write Japanese, as opposed to kana
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