てのうち

Japanese

Alternative spelling
手の内

Pronunciation

Noun

うち • (te-no-uchiてのうち (tenouti)?

  1. plotting; machination; intention
    ()(うち)()ない
    te-no-uchi o misenai
    to keep one's cards close to one's chest

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN