Onyomi: ショウ · Kunyomi: たなごころ, てのひら · Meanings: administer, conduct, manipulate, palm of hand, rule
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 手のひら | てのひら | palm (of the hand) | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 司る | つかさどる | to be in charge of, to manage, to direct, to administer, to preside over | common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb |
| 掌握 | しょうあく | grasping, seizing, holding, commanding, having control over | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 掌中の珠 | しょうちゅうのたま | apple of one's eye, one's jewel | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun |
| 掌中 | しょうちゅう | in the hand, (something) easily manipulated | Noun |
| 掌中本 | しょうちゅうぼん | pocket edition | Noun |
| 掌客 | しょうきゃく | court official in charge of entertaining important guests | Noun |
| 掌大 | しょうだい | small, tiny, size of a palm | Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 掌底 | しょうてい | palm heel, heel of the palm | Noun |
| 掌の玉 | たなごころのたま | apple of one's eye | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun |
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