Hand Towel
Towel, Tenugui
noun
You have the kanji for hand and the noun version of the verb for wipe. With a bit of imagination, that makes this a hand towel, or just a towel. They're a very specific kind of cloth towel, which is why you'll also often encounter them with their Japanese name tenugui.
Unlike お手拭き, which you learned about a few levels ago, 手拭い are always towels — never tissues. These thin, flat cloths are long and narrow, serving a variety of purposes beyond simply cleaning your hands. Their history is fascinating, so be sure to look them up!
You have a standalone vocab (手) combined with the noun version of a verb (拭い from 拭う), which means that this uses kun'yomi readings. You've already learned these, so you should be good to go!
日本で手拭いを買ってきました。
I bought a tenugui towel in Japan.
手拭いは、ふつうのタオルとどう違うんですか？
How is a tenugui towel different from a regular towel?
うわぁ、かっこいい！ワニカニの手拭いがあるなんて知らなかったです。
Wow, cool! I didn't know there were WaniKani tenugui towels.