手ごろ

てごろ · tegoro · JLPT N2 · na-adj

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🤚 手 (hand) + 頃 (suitable measure): a size or price that fits your hand

The word combines 手 (hand) with 頃 (a suitable point or measure). Use it for things that are handy in size or reasonably priced.

手 — pictograph of a hand with five fingers
手 is a pictograph showing an open hand with fingers and a wrist. Early bronze and oracle bone forms clearly depict five splayed fingers, which simplified over time into the modern shape. It keeps its original meaning of 'hand' and also serves as a radical in many characters related to hand actions.

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