Illustration: Beside an open garden-facing window, an older woman holds one hand toward her grandchild with the fingers comfortably spread. Her palm faces fully upward, its creases and shallow central hollow clearly visible. A tiny fallen ginkgo leaf rests in that hollow.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

掌たなごころ

tanagokoro

palm of the hand

Literary; everyday Japanese uses 手のひら. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

小ちいさな鍵かぎを掌たなごころに載のせた。
I placed the small key in my palm.
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雪ゆきが掌たなごころの上うえで溶とけた。
The snow melted in my palm.
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彼かれは掌たなごころをそっと開ひらいた。
He gently opened his hand.
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Kanji in 掌

掌palm of hand; ruleOnショウKunてのひら・たなごころ

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