Word Meaning お手上げ

おてあげ oteage

お手上げ is read as おてあげ (oteage) and means being done for.

Meaning

English

  1. being done for
  2. giving up
  3. being in a hopeless situation
  4. not knowing what to do
  5. being brought to one's knees
  6. throwing up (one's) hands

Reading

Kana

おてあげ

Romaji

oteage

Writing Variants

  • お手あげ おてあげ oteage
  • 御手上げ おてあげ oteage

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Proverb Rank 14595 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

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上手投げ

うわてなげ

a throw using the outside of the arm

上手

じょうず

flattery

聞き上手

ききじょうず

being a good listener

売り上げ

うりあげ

amount sold

仕上げ

しあげ

finish

切り上げ

きりあげ

revaluation

お手数

おてかず

trouble

お手洗い

おてあらい

toilet

お手盛り

おてもり

making arbitrary decisions which benefit oneself