奥手

おくて

Also written 晩生, 晩稲, 晩熟

Meanings

1. Noun late-growing rice (esp. 晩稲)
2. late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers (esp. 晩生)
3. late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer (esp. 奥手, 晩熟) Antonym: わせ.

Kanji

• 奥 inner. Read as おく.
• 手 hand. Read as て.

Example sentences

• 彼女はちょっと奥手なんだ。
  She is a little shy.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists