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    3. 手に負えない

    手に負えない

    手てに​負おえ​な​い​

    too much for one to handle

    NTAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab24 strokes

    手におえない

    てにおえない

    Adjective

    1.
    too much for one to handle, beyond one's capacity, unmanageable, uncontrollable, incorrigible, obstreperous

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    Characters that make up this word

    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    Kanji
    負
    ま.ける・ま.かす・お.う…(1)
    defeat・negative・-・minus・bear…(2)
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    え
    e
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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