Hand actions 2

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#1

Meaning

handle, treat, deal with

Components

Example words
あつか

to handle, to deal with

とりあつか

handling, treatment

きゃくあつか

treatment as a customer

#2

Meaning

aid, assist, support

Components

Example words
えんじょ

assistance, aid

おうえん

cheering, support

えん

support, backing

#3

Meaning

basis, foothold

Components

Example words
こんきょ

grounds, basis

しょう

evidence, proof

きょてん

base, stronghold

#4

Meaning

resist, oppose

Components

Example words
ていこう

resistance

たいこう

opposition, rivalry

こう

protest

#5

Meaning

clear land, open up

Components

Example words
かいたく

reclamation, pioneering

かんたく

land reclamation (from sea)

たくほん

rubbing (of an inscription)

#6

Meaning

resist; reach; roughly

Components

Example words
ていこう

resistance

ていとう

mortgage, collateral

たいてい

generally, mostly

#7

Meaning

pick, pluck; point out

Components

Example words
てき

pointing out, indication

てきはつ

exposure (of wrongdoing)

to pick, to pluck

#8

Meaning

clap; beat, rhythm

Components

Example words
はくしゅ

applause, clapping

ひょう

beat, rhythm

みゃくはく

pulse (beat)

#9

Meaning

transport, carry

Components

Example words
うんぱん

transportation, conveyance

はんにゅう

carrying in

はんしゅつ

carrying out

Practice

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