手拭い

Japanese

Alternative spellings
手拭手ぬぐい

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手拭い

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Tenugui

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Compound of 手 (te, “hand”) +‎ 拭い (nugui, “wiping; wiper”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 拭(ぬぐ)う (nuguu, “to wipe”).).^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

手(て)拭(ぬぐ)い • (tenugui) ^{←てぬぐひ (tenugufi)^?}

a small piece of cloth used to wipe the hands or body, or to cover the head: a hand towel, a washcloth, a handkerchief, a bandana
Synonym: 手拭き (tefuki)

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