手近
てぢか · tedika · JLPT N1 · noun
handy
手近 = 手 (hand) + 近 (near): what sits within hand's reach is near, handy, and familiar
Something close enough to grab with your hand is near, convenient, and familiar. The compound literally says 'close to the hand'.
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.
近 — 辶 (walk) + 斤 (axe, phonetic)
近 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The 辶 radical signals movement or distance, while 斤 (axe) supplies the sound. Together they convey the idea of a short distance to walk, hence 'near' or 'close'.