noun
striking a deal; reaching an agreement; reconciliation
Refers to the act of settling a dispute or negotiation by mutual agreement, often with a handshake-like finality. Common in business or personal conflict resolution.
両社は最終的に手打ちに応じた。
The two companies finally agreed to settle.
長い交渉
After long negotiations, they reached an agreement.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
making noodles by hand; handmade noodles
Specifically refers to the process of making noodles (especially udon or soba) by hand, or the resulting handmade noodles. Often used in restaurant names or descriptions.
この店のうどんは手打ちです。
The udon at this shop is handmade.
祖母は毎朝そばを手打ちしていた。
My grandmother used to make soba by hand every morning.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
manual input; typing by hand; entering text manually
Used in computing contexts to mean entering data or text manually, as opposed to automated input or copy-paste.
データを手打ちで入力するのは時間がかかる。
Entering data manually takes time.
この書類は手打ちで作成した。
I typed up this document by hand.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
arm-only swing; swing without body rotation
In sports like tennis, baseball, or golf, a swing that uses only the arms without proper body mechanics, often resulting in less power or control.
手打ちのスイングではボールが飛ばない。
An arm-only swing won't send the ball far.
コーチに手打ちを直された。
The coach corrected my arm-only swing.
noun
execution by one's own sword (of a samurai)
Only when written 手討ち / 手討
Archaic term for a samurai personally putting a retainer or peasant to death with his own sword. Usually written as 手討ち.
かつては主君が家臣に手討ちを下すことがあった。
In the past, a lord would sometimes execute a retainer with his own sword.