手て練れん

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Meanings

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noun

trickery; deception; wiles

Refers to cunning means or tactics used to deceive someone. Often implies sly or underhanded methods.

彼かれは手て練れんを使つかって相あい手てを騙だました。
He used trickery to deceive his opponent.

練practice, gloss, train

Similar words

策さく略りゃく
策略 is a more general term for strategy or scheme, not necessarily deceptive. 手練 specifically emphasizes deceitful means.
手て口ぐち
手口 refers to a modus operandi or way of doing something, often in a criminal context, but is broader than 手練, which focuses on the deceptive nature.

Etymology

The exact derivation is uncertain. The kanji 手 (hand, means) and 練 (practice, knead) suggest 'practiced means', but the word is conventionally associated with deception.