Word details

手塩に掛ける

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 手塩に掛ける.

Dictionary

Entry

手塩に掛ける手塩にかけるてしおにかけるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #42016
1

to bring up under one's personal care

Examples
お前はわしが手塩にかけた人間だ。
I brought you up under my personal care.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

hand

4 strokesFrequency 60JLPT N4Grade 1

On

シュ

Kun

て--てた-

salt

13 strokesFrequency 1,148JLPT N2Grade 4

On

エン

Kun

しお

hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour

11 strokesFrequency 1,027JLPT N1Grade 8

On

カイケイ

Kun

か.ける-か.けるか.け-か.け-が.けか.かる-か.かる-が.かるか.かり-が.かりかかり-がかり

Nanori

かけ

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