Japanese symbol for “limbs”
手足
てあし
Romaji: teashi
hands and feet; limbs
In Japanese, limbs is 手足, read てあし (teashi).
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Meanings
- n hands and feet; limbs
- n person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
Written forms: 手足. Readings: てあし、しゅそく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “limbs”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 四肢 | しし shishi | the (four) limbs; arms and legs |
| 肢体 | したい shitai | limbs; arms and legs; body |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 相手 | あいて aite | companion; partner; company |
| 選手 | せんしゅ senshu | player (of a sport); athlete; team member |
| 手段 | しゅだん shudan | means; way; method |
| 手術 | しゅじゅつ shujutsu | surgery; operation; procedure |
| 大手 | おおて oote | major company; big company |
| 手紙 | てがみ tegami | letter; note |
| 満足 | まんぞく manzoku | satisfaction; contentment; gratification |
| 不足 | ふそく fusoku | insufficiency; deficiency; shortage |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.