Word Meaning 手が足りない

てがたりない te ga tarinai

手が足りない is read as てがたりない (te ga tarinai) and means short of hands.

Meaning

English

  1. short of hands

Reading

Kana

てがたりない

Romaji

te ga tarinai

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 93633 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

手足

てあし

hands and feet

人手不足

ひとでぶそく

labour shortage

一挙手一投足

いっきょしゅいっとうそく

one's every action

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

Example Sentences

1

We are shorthanded now.