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    3. 手詰まり

    手詰まり

    手て詰づま​り​

    deadlock

    KMT9News #26+1NounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab22 strokes

    手詰り

    てづまり

    Noun

    1.
    deadlock, stalemate, standstill, impasse, being stuck

    Stroke 0 / 22

    Speed1.0x

    この問もん題だいは手て詰づまりだ。

    This problem is at a deadlock.

    KMT7Emotions & Psychology
    交こう渉しょうは手て詰づまりの状じょう態たいに陥おちいった。

    The negotiations fell into a stalemate.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyBusiness & Finance
    解かい決けつ策さくが見みつからず、手て詰づまり感かんに苛さいなまれている。

    I can't find a solution and am tormented by a feeling of being stuck.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychology
    人にん間げん関かん係けいが手て詰づまりになった時とき、一いち度ど距きょ離りを置おくことも大たい切せつだ。

    When a relationship reaches an impasse, it's important to put some distance between yourselves for a while.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    彼かれの計けい画かくは資し金きん不ぶ足そくで手て詰づまりとなり、最さい終しゅ的うてに中きちゅ止うしせざるを得えなかった。

    His plan reached an impasse due to lack of funds, and he ultimately had no choice but to cancel it.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyBusiness & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    Kanji
    詰
    つ.める・つ.め・-づ.め・つ.まる・つ.む…(4)
    packed・close・pressed・reprove・rebuke…(1)
    Kanji
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
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