Meaning of 手すり(てすり) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 手すり, 手摺り, 手摺

Kana Reading てすり

Romaji tesuri

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

handrail; railing

Examples of 手すり, 手摺り, 手摺, てすり in a sentence

万一の時に備えて手すりにつかまりなさい。

Get hold of the rail just in case.
彼は手すりに寄りかかっていました。

He was leaning against the rail.
彼は手すりにつかまろうとした。

He tried to grasp the rail.
手すりに捕まりなさい。

Hold the handrail.
手すりにつかまっていなさい。

Hold on to the rail.

Related Kanji

手 JLPT 5

4 strokes

hand

On'Yomi: シュ, ズ

Kun'Yomi: て, て-, -て, た-

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摺

14 strokes

rub, fold, print (on cloth)

On'Yomi: ショウ, シュウ, ロウ

Kun'Yomi: す.る, ひだ

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