What is the Kanji for "Take charge of", "Palm", and "Manipulate"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Take charge of", "Palm", and "Manipulate", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Take charge of", "Palm", and "Manipulate" is "掌".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Tenohira".

Its onyomi reading is "Shou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "手" means "Hand" and can be read as "Shu", "Te", and "Zu". And The kanji "尚" means "High", "Furthermore", and "Esteem" and can be read as "Shou" and "Nao".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "掌" mean in japanese?

"掌" means "Take charge of", "Palm", and "Manipulate".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

掌: "Palm". The Japanese noun '掌 (てのひら)' means 'palm'. It refers to the inner surface of the hand, between the wrist and the fingers. '掌' can be used to describe the size, shape, or other physical characteristics of the palm. For example: The child has a small palm - (その子供の手掌は小さい). He placed the coin in his palm - (彼は硬貨を掌に乗せた).

車掌: "Conductor". The Japanese noun '車掌 (しゃしょう)' means 'conductor'. It refers to the person responsible for overseeing the operations of a train or other form of public transportation, such as checking tickets, making announcements, and assisting passengers. This role is important for ensuring the smooth and safe operation of the transportation service. For example: The conductor helped me find my seat - (車掌が私の席を見つけるのを手伝ってくれた).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "て" is read as "te". The hiragana "の" is read as "no". The hiragana "ひ" is read as "hi". And The hiragana "ら" is read as "ra".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.