手切れ
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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手 | 切 |
て Grade: 1 | き Grade: 2 |
Etymology
From 手 (te, “hand”) + 切れる (kireru, “cut connection with, sever connection with”)
Noun
手切れ (hiragana てぎれ, rōmaji tegire)
- severance of connections
- solatium for severing connections
Derived terms
- 手切れ金 (tegirekin): consolation money