手て間ま
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Meanings
Noun
1. time; labour; labor; effort
2. payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages (Abbreviation)
3. tedious job; troublesome job; time-consuming job (Abbreviation)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
てま
Used in vocabulary
手て間ま賃ちん
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
Noun
手て間まひま
time and effort; trouble
Noun
二に度ど手で間ま
double effort
Noun
手て間ま仕し事ごと
tedious job; troublesome job; time-consuming job; piecework
Noun
二に重じゅう手で間ま
doing twice the work; duplication of work
Noun
二ふた重え手で間ま
doing twice the work; duplication of work
Noun
一ひと手て間ま
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
Noun
手て間ま代だい
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
Noun
手て間ま損ぞん
waste of time
Noun
Examples11
Why do you take so long to eat?
This is a great time-saving gadget for the housewife.
This will save you a lot of trouble.
The word processor will save you a lot of trouble.
This PC will save you a lot of trouble.
Computers can save us a lot of time and trouble.