掌
てのひら · tenohira · JLPT N1 · noun
palm
🖐️ てのひら = 手 (hand) + の + 平 (flat): the flat part of your hand
掌 carries the hand radical 手 on its left side. The Japanese word is written 手の平, literally 'the flat of the hand', which is where your palm is.
てのひら · tenohira · JLPT N1 · noun
palm
🖐️ てのひら = 手 (hand) + の + 平 (flat): the flat part of your hand
掌 carries the hand radical 手 on its left side. The Japanese word is written 手の平, literally 'the flat of the hand', which is where your palm is.