手ぶら
てぶら
Meanings
- Noun (being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift (usu. 手ぶらで)
Kanji
- 手 hand. Read as て.
Example sentences
- しかし手ぶらで帰ることもしばしばだった。
But more often than not, we came back empty-handed. - 彼は手ぶらだった。
His hands were empty. - だけど、普段は手ぶらで帰ってました。
However, we usually came back empty-handed.