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    3. 手につかない

    手につかない

    手てに​つ​か​な​い​

    unable to focus on ... (due to being preoccupied with something else)

    NTAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab17 strokes

    手に付かない手に着かない

    てにつかない

    Adjective

    1.
    unable to focus on ... (due to being preoccupied with something else), unable to concentrate on ..., unable to settle down to ...
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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