► 成句掌 [(1)てのひら] [
掌を返す]
meaning: reverse rank: 4☆
彼は掌を
返したように
突然証言を
変えた ⇨ He suddenly changed his testimony 180 degrees, as if he turned his palm
► 名詞手の平 [(1)てのひら] [
掌]
meaning: palm rank: 2☆ 手の平に
豆が
出来た ⇨ I got a blister on my palm
(☛ Also written 掌)More examples:- ヒトラーは1934年に全権を掌握した ⇨ Hitler took hold of the complete power in 1934
- 皆棺桶の前で合掌した ⇨ Everybody prayed (by putting hands together) in front of the coffin
- 彼は実権を掌中に収めた ⇨ He has gained the power in his hands
- 軍隊が全権を掌握した ⇨ The military assumed the complete power
- 彼は全ての権力を掌握した ⇨ He gained all the power