素手

Japanese

Kanji in this term
素	手
す Grade: 5	て > で Grade: 1
on’yomi	kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɨᵝde̞]

Noun

素(す)手(で) • (sude) 

1. having nothing in hand

   素手(すで)で掴(つか)む

   sude de tsukamu

   to catch barehanded

   カエルを素手(すで)で触(さわ)る

   kaeru o sude de sawaru

   to touch a frog with the bare hands

   1. unarmed; without weapons
   2. without gifts (when visiting someone)

See also

• 手(て)ぶら (tebura)