What does 手になる mean?


As the title says. I found it on weblio dictionary and it says `ある人がその事に当たる。`,
but that doesn't help me a lot, as I can't find example sentences (and the one
I have on the book I'm reading isn't too clear as well). Can someone help me
please?




As snailplane basically explained, 手に(by hand)成る(be shaped/completed)
basically means "done by [someone]". For example, if an artist made a
sculpture, you'd say "ミケランジェロの手になるピエタ (noun phrase) / Pieta by Michelangelo".
Similarly, you can use this for a building made by an architect, or a play
choreographed by a director.

While its literal meaning is to make something by hand, and that is the most
common use, you can use it for things that are not literally made by hand
(such as a building) --- in this case, the phrase emphasizes a personal
attention to the object by the said person.

I think I see 手による more often than 手になる, but they both mean the same thing.




As snailplane basically explained, 手に(by hand)成る(be shaped/completed)
basically means "done by [someone]". For example, if an artist made a
sculpture, you'd say "ミケランジェロの手になるピエタ (noun phrase) / Pieta by Michelangelo".
Similarly, you can use this for a building made by an architect, or a play
choreographed by a director.

While its literal meaning is to make something by hand, and that is the most
common use, you can use it for things that are not literally made by hand
(such as a building) --- in this case, the phrase emphasizes a personal
attention to the object by the said person.

I think I see 手による more often than 手になる, but they both mean the same thing.

