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    3. 手こずる

    手こずる

    手てこ​ず​る​

    to have much trouble

    KMT9Core L2Verb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab11 strokes

    梃子摺る手古摺る手子摺る梃摺る

    てこずる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to have much trouble, to have a hard time, to not know how to handle

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    この問もん題だいには手てこずっています。

    I'm having a lot of trouble with this problem.

    KMT7Daily LifeEducation
    新あたらしいプロジェクトの立たち上あげに、かなり手てこずっている。

    I'm having quite a hard time launching the new project.

    KMT9Work & CareerDaily Life
    子こ供どものしつけには、親おやは皆みな手てこずるものだ。

    All parents have a hard time with child-rearing.

    KMT9Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    古ふるいパソコンの修しゅう理りには手てこずったが、なんとか動うごくようになった。

    I had a lot of trouble repairing the old computer, but I managed to get it working.

    KMT9Daily LifeTechnology
    経けい験けん豊ほう富ふなベテランでさえ、予よ測そく不ふ能のうな事じ態たいには手てこずることがある。

    Even experienced veterans sometimes have trouble with unpredictable situations.

    KMT10Work & CareerDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    Kanji
    こ
    ko
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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