小手先

こてさき

Meanings

1. Noun tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands
2. cheap trick; superficial wit; superficial cleverness
3. の-adjective cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures); shortsighted; perfunctory; halfhearted

Kanji

• 小 small. Read as こ.
• 手 hand
• 先 ahead. Read as さき.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists