掌 (たなごころ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

掌 (たなごころ) means the palm of the hand.

See example sentences below.

掌 at a glance

掌

たなごころtanagokoro

N1noun

the palm of the hand

掌たなごころtanagokoroN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

the palm of the hand

Example 1

なにかがたなごころにのった。

Translation

Something landed on the palm of my hand.

Example 2

たなごころでボールをうけとった。

Translation

I caught the ball in my palm.