Vocabulary

What does 手拭い (てぬぐい, tenugui) mean?

手拭い (てぬぐい, tenugui) means tenugui (Japanese hand towel).

Quick facts
Readingてぬぐい
Romajitenugui
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
てぬぐい
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworktenugui

tenugui (Japanese hand towel)

Example sentences

  • I wiped my sweat with a tenugui hand towel.

  • I was given a tenugui as a souvenir.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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