Word Meaning 手が回る

てがまわる te ga mawaru

手が回る is read as てがまわる (te ga mawaru) and means to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police).

Meaning

English

  1. to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police)
  2. to catch up with
  3. to close in on
  4. to leave nothing undone
  5. to give good service
  6. to attend to everything
  7. to see to something properly

Reading

Kana

てがまわる

Romaji

te ga mawaru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb Rank 39487 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

手が後ろに回る

てがうしろにまわる

to have one's hands tied behind one

手回し

てまわし

preparations

手回り

てまわり

at hand

手を回す

てをまわす

to use one's influence

後手に回る

ごてにまわる

to be forestalled

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

手に入る

てにはいる

to obtain

手古摺る

てこずる

to have much trouble

手術

しゅずつ

skill with one's hands