てもと

Japanese
Alternative spellings
手元
手許

Etymology

From 手(て) (te) + 元(もと) (moto).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) てもと​ [tèmótóꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [te̞mo̞to̞]

Noun

てもと • (temoto) ←てもと (temoto)?

  1. area around the hands
    手(て)元(もと)カメラ
    temoto kamera
    camera for filming the hands
  2. something on hand, something nearby
  3. cash on hand, cash reserves

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