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    3. 手がない

    手がない

    手てが​な​い​

    not having enough workers

    NTAdjectiveWork & CareerKanji Vocab15 strokes

    手が無い

    てがない

    Adjective

    1.
    not having enough workers, being understaffed, being undermanned
    idiomatic expression
    2.
    having nothing one can do about something, having no options
    idiomatic expression
    3.
    no reason not to ..., can't afford not to, why don't you?
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    Kanji
    が
    ga
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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