手を出す

Japanese

Kanji in this term
手 出
て
Grade: 1
だ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Verb

手(て)を出(だ)す • (te o dasu) godan (stem 手(て)を出(だ)し (te o dashi), past 手(て)を出(だ)した (te o dashita))

Japanese verb pair
active 手を出す
mediopassive 手が出る
  1. (literally) to take or put one's hand out
    窓(まど)の外(そと)に手(て)を出(だ)す ― mado no soto ni te o dasu ― to stick one's hand out of the window (literally, “to put one's hand out into the outside of the window”)
  2. (figuratively) to try to participate in; to foray into; to try one's hand at
    政(せい)府(ふ)に手(て)を出(だ)す ― seifu ni te o dasu ― to foray into politics
    違(い)法(ほう)薬(やく)物(ぶつ)に手(て)を出(だ)す ― ihō yakubutsu ni te o dasu ― to mess with illegal drugs
  3. (figuratively) to attack (in a fight)

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