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手先

Reading

Kana: てさき
Romaji: tesaki
Kana
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Definitions

1

fingers

2

underling; stooge; subordinate; pawn

Kanji

Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

Example Sentences

(きみ)手先(てさき)器用(きよう)だね。
➥You have a light hand, don't you?
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マックスは手先(てさき)器用(きよう)だ。
➥Max is clever with his fingers.
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(かれ)父親(ちちおや)犯罪(はんざい)手先(てさき)であった。
➥He was the instrument of his father's crimes.
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あいつの手先(てさき)じゃない。
➥I don't live in his pocket.
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(かれ)(だれ)かの手先(てさき)()ぎない。
➥He is only someone's stooge.
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