Word Meaning 手がかかる

てがかかる tegakakaru

手がかかる is read as てがかかる (tegakakaru) and means to take a lot of dealing with.

Meaning

English

to take a lot of dealing with
to be a handful

Reading

Kana

てがかかる

Romaji

tegakakaru

Writing Variants

手が掛かる てがかかる te ga kakaru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Proverb ✓ Rank 70008 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

手がける

てがける

to rear

手に入る

てにはいる

to obtain

手に入れる

てにいれる

to obtain

手間取る

てまどる

to take more time than expected

手控える

てびかえる

to jot down a note

手古摺る

てこずる

to have much trouble

手足

てあし

hands and feet

手ぬぐい

てぬぐい

(hand) towel

手

て

ability to cope

手前

てまえ

tea-ceremony procedures

手作り

てづくり

handmade

手間

てま

time

Example Sentences

あの子は手がかかる。

That boy is a handful.