手切れ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
手	切
て Grade: 1	き Grade: 2

Etymology

From 手(て) (te, “hand”) + 切(き)れる (kireru, “cut connection with, sever connection with”).

Noun

手切(てぎ)れ • (tegire) 

1. severance of connections
2. solatium for severing connections

Derived terms

• 手切(てぎ)れ金(きん) (tegirekin): consolation money