Illustration: In the courtyard of a small apartment building, a maintenance worker has just brought a stranded kitten down from a rain gutter. The ladder remains against the wall, and muddy paw marks stain his sleeve.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

手て柄がら

tegara

achievement, credit

Example sentences

  1. 人ひとの手柄てがらを横取よこどりするような真似まねはしたくない。

    I don’t want it to look like I’m taking credit for someone else’s work.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 手柄てがらを立たてる

    perform a meritorious deed; distinguish oneself (in)

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  3. トムはそのパーティーの企画きかくをメアリーの手柄てがらにした。

    Tom let Mary take the credit for organizing the party.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 手柄

  • 手handOnシュ・ズKunて・て-・た-
  • 柄design; patternOnヘイKunがら・え・つか

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