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手加減

てかげん

Readings

てかげん

Meanings

  1. 1.
    n, vs, vt, vimeasuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; knack; skill
  2. 2.
    n, vs, vt, viadapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion; going easy (on someone)

Kanji breakdown

手
N24 strokesGrade 1
加
N45 strokesGrade 4
減
N412 strokesGrade 5

Example sentences

彼は手加減をしない人です。

He likes to play hardball with people.

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手加減てかげん

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

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