Meaning of 小手先(こてさき) in Japanese

小手先
Kana Reading
こてさき
Romaji
kotesaki
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    (superficial) cleverness

Related Kanji

先 JLPT 5

6 strokes

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: さき, ま.ず

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小 JLPT 5

3 strokes

little, small

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: ちい.さい, こ-, お-, さ-

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手 JLPT 5

4 strokes

hand

On'Yomi: シュ, ズ

Kun'Yomi: て, て-, -て, た-

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