取っ手

Japanese

Kanji in this term
取 手
と
Grade: 3
て
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
取手
把っ手
把手

Etymology

Sound shift from 取(と)り手(て) (torite).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

取(と)っ手(て) • (totte) 

  1. handle; grip
    ドアの取(と)っ手(て)
    doa no totte
    door handle

Synonyms

References

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