Word Meaning 八方手を尽くす

はっぽうてをつくす happoute o tsukusu

八方手を尽くす is read as はっぽうてをつくす (happoute o tsukusu) and means to try all possible means.

Meaning

English

to try all possible means

Reading

Kana

はっぽうてをつくす

Romaji

happoute o tsukusu

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 43678 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

八丈方言

はちじょうほうげん

Hachijō dialects

八つ手網

やつであみ

eight-armed scoop net

手段を尽くす

しゅだんをつくす

to try everything

手を尽くす

てをつくす

to try all possible means

八方

はっぽう

large hanging lantern

八方丸く収まる

はっぽうまるくおさまる

to find a solution (after struggle)

八方美人

はっぽうびじん

flawlessly beautiful woman

八方円満

はっぽうえんまん

to the satisfaction of all parties

八割方

はちわりがた

about 80%

八方行灯

はっぽうあんどん

large hanging paper lantern

八手

やつで

fatsi (Fatsia japonica)

八方ふさがり

はっぽうふさがり

being boxed in on all sides