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手間てま

Common
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

手間てま

Common Noun

English JMdict (multilingual)

1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) time;labour;labor;effort

食べるのにどうしてそんなに手間がかかるのか。

Why do you take so long to eat?

2

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) abbreviation payment (for labour);pay;charge;wages

See also: 手間賃 (てまちん)

3

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) abbreviation tedious job;troublesome job;time-consuming job

See also: 手間仕事 (てましごと)

漢字 kanji used

手 hand 4画間 interval, space 12画