手目

手目

Japanese

Kanji in this term
手	目
て Grade: 1	め Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 手 (te, “hand”) +‎ 目 (me, “eye”, in reference to the “eyes” or pips, the dots on dice used for gambling).[1]

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [te̞me̞]

Noun

手目 (hiragana てめ, rōmaji teme)

1. cheating or deceiving to favor oneself at gambling or some other activity, such as by making sure the dice roll a certain way, or by rigging a deal of cards
2. such a cheat or deception
3. plotting to undertake a crime or prank
4. the scheme or plan for such a crime or prank

Idiom

• 手 (て)目 (め)を上 (あ)げる (teme o ageru): “to raise up [an instance of] cheating” → to see through and point out proof of a trick or deception

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan