Word Meaning 手がない

てがない teganai

手がない is read as てがない (teganai) and means having nothing one can do about something.

Meaning

English

  1. having nothing one can do about something
  2. having no options
  3. not having enough workers
  4. being understaffed
  5. being undermanned

Reading

Kana

てがない

Romaji

teganai

Writing Variants

  • 手が無い てがない te ga nai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Proverb Rank 68670 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

手ぬぐい

てぬぐい

(hand) towel

手早い

てばやい

nimble

手ごわい

てごわい

difficult

手広い

てびろい

spacious

手習い

てならい

practice writing with a brush

手伝い

てつだい

help

手洗い

てあらい

hand-washing (laundry, etc.)

手堅い

てがたい

steady

手痛い

ていたい

severe

手厚い

てあつい

warm (treatment, reception, etc.)

手厳しい

てきびしい

harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.)