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手目
手目
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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手 | 目 |
て Grade: 1 |
め Grade: 1 |
kun'yomi |
Noun
手目 (hiragana てめ, romaji teme)
- cheating or deceiving to favor oneself at gambling or some other activity, such as by making sure the dice roll a certain way, or by rigging a deal of cards
- such a cheat or deception
- plotting to undertake a crime or prank
- the scheme or plan for such a crime or prank
Idiom
- 手目を上げる (teme o ageru): “to raise up [an instance of] cheating” → to see through and point out proof of a trick or deception
References
- ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan