Word Meaning 手を尽くす

てをつくす te o tsukusu

手を尽くす is read as てをつくす (te o tsukusu) and means to try all possible means.

Meaning

English

to try all possible means

Reading

Kana

てをつくす

Romaji

te o tsukusu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb ✓ Rank 87580 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

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手段を尽くす

しゅだんをつくす

to try everything

八方手を尽くす

はっぽうてをつくす

to try all possible means

手渡す

てわたす

to hand over

手放す

てばなす

to temporarily stop working

手帳

てちょう

certificate

手錠

てじょう

confinement in chains (Edo-era judicial corporal punishment)

手柄

てがら

achievement

手振り

てぶり

(hand) gesture

手当たり次第

てあたりしだい

using anything one can lay one's hands on

手綱

たづな

control

手控え

てびかえ

holding oneself back

手応え

てごたえ

response (felt in the hands)