手拭い (てぬぐい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

手拭い (てぬぐい) means hand towel / cloth for drying hands.

See example sentences below.

手拭い at a glance

手拭い

てぬぐいtenugui

N2noun

hand towel / cloth for drying hands

手拭いてぬぐいtenuguiN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

hand towel / cloth for drying hands

Example 1

てぬぐいで顔をふきました。

Translation

I wiped my face with a hand towel.

Example 2

お土産にてぬぐいをもらった。

Translation

I received a hand towel as a souvenir.