Word Meaning 手に掛かる

てにかかる te ni kakaru

手に掛かる is read as てにかかる (te ni kakaru) and means to fall into someone's hands.

Meaning

English

  1. to fall into someone's hands
  2. to place oneself in someone's power

Reading

Kana

てにかかる

Romaji

te ni kakaru

Writing Variants

  • 手にかかる てにかかる tenikakaru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb Rank 124827 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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手塩に掛ける

てしおにかける

to bring up under one's personal care

手掛け女

てかけおんな

mistress

手掛け

てかけ

handle

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

しゅじゅつ

skill with one's hands

手数

てすう

number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.)