Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “手当たり次第”

手当たり次第

てあたりしだい

using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

Example sentence

You had better stop buying things at random.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

手
On
しゅ;ず
Kun
て;て-;-て;た-
Stroke count
4

・hand

1 2 3 4
当
On
とう
Kun
あ.たる;あ.たり;あ.てる;あ.て;まさ.に;まさ.にべし
Stroke count
6

・hit

・right

・appropriate

・himself

1 2 3 4 5 6
次
On
じ;し
Kun
つ.ぐ;つぎ
Stroke count
6

・next

・order

・sequence

1 2 3 4 5 6
第
On
だい;てい
Kun
—
Stroke count
11

・no.

・residence

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11