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► 名詞
手先  [てさき]    meaning:  hand  rank: 4
☆ 彼女は手先が器用だ ⇨ She is very good at handiwork  (☛ Literally means “the tip of a hand”)

手先  [てさき]    meaning:  servant  rank: 4
☆ 秘密警察の手先だった ⇨ He was a agent, informer, of the secret police  (☛ A servant of evil)


More examples:
  • 小手先のやりではこの問題解決出来ない ⇨ You can’t solve this problem with a half-baked approach