Word Meaning 手間取る

てまどる temadoru

手間取る is read as てまどる (temadoru) and means to take more time than expected.

Meaning

English

to take more time than expected
to take a long time
to be delayed

Reading

Kana

てまどる

Romaji

temadoru

Writing Variants

手間どる てまどる temadoru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 17241 Priority C

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手取り

てとり

talented wrestler

手っ取り早い

てっとりばやい

quick

手前取り

てまえどり

buying items from the front of the shelf (i.e. with an earlier expiration date)

手取金

てどりきん

net proceeds (e.g. after an offering of securities)

相手取る

あいてどる

to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit)

手間

てま

time

手間賃

てまちん

payment (for labour)

手取り額

てどりがく

after tax income amount

取っ手

とって

handle

間取り

まどり

layout (of a house or apartment)

片手間

かたてま

spare time

取材相手

しゅざいあいて

interviewee