Woman's hand - Onnade

Japanese: 女手 - おんなで

〘noun〙① A woman's handwriting. Characters written by a woman. ⇔A man's hand. ② (Because it was often used by women) Hiragana. Women's characters. ⇔A man's hand. ※Tombo (c. 974) Vol. 1 "Written by a woman. It came by a man's hand."③ A woman's work. A woman's effort. ⇔A man's hand. ※Shin Kaitai (1908)〈Tokuda Shusei〉vol. 25 " Even a household wouldn't be able to do its job without a woman's help."④ One of the hands in a puppet in a Joruri puppet theater. Also called Momiji-te, all female puppets, both old and young, use this hand. It is made slender overall, and can bend softly, with fingers that can bend gracefully. It is painted white.

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 女の筆跡。女の書いた文字。⇔男手。② (女が多く使ったところから) ひらがな。女文字。⇔男手。※蜻蛉（974頃）上「女でに書き給へり。男の手にてこそくるしけれ」③ 女のはたらき。女の労力。⇔男手。※新世帯（1908）〈徳田秋声〉二五「宅(うち)だって、全然(まるきり)女手がなくちゃ遣切れやしない」④ 操り浄瑠璃の人形の手の一つ。もみじ手ともいい、女の人形は老け役も娘役もすべてこの手を使う。全体にすらりと作られていて、柔らかく曲がり、優美に指をそらすことができる。塗りは白色。

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