手拭い[てぬぐい] (tenugui)

(hand) towel

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Meaning

手拭い (てぬぐい, tenugui) is a JLPT N2 vocabulary word meaning “(hand) towel”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 5

あせをかくので 手拭てぬぐいを くびいた

I put a rolled towel around my neck as I was sweating.

また手拭いなどにも印刷され、極めて普及している。

It is also printed on towels and is very common.

面を着用する際には、頭に手拭(面手拭い、面タオル)を巻き付けるのが一般的。

When putting on the Men, a Tenugui (cotton towel) (Men-Tenugui, Men-towel) is generally wrapped around the head.

宴もたけなわになった頃、慶次郎は末席から猿面をつけ手拭いで頬被りをし、扇を振りながら身振り手振り面白おかしく踊り出した。

At the height of the banquet, Keijiro, wearing a monkey mask with a cloth wrapped over his head and cheeks and tied under his chin, started dancing in a comical manner with gestures at the seat farthest from the front while manipulating a fan.「