てもと

Japanese

Alternative spellings
手元
手許

Etymology

From 手(て) (te) + 元(もと) (moto).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) てもと [tèmótóꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [te̞mo̞to̞]

Noun

てもと • (temoto) ←てもと (temoto)?

  1. area around the hands
    手(て)元(もと)カメラ
    temoto kamera
    camera for filming the hands
  2. something on hand, something nearby
  3. cash on hand, cash reserves

References

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