Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “お手上げ”

お手上げ

おてあげ

being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees

Example sentence

The company faced a major interruption in business when a fire destroyed their archive of computer hard drives and optical discs.

Kanji details

手

・hand

上

On: じょう;しょう;しゃん
Kun: うえ;-うえ;うわ-;かみ;あ.げる;-あ.げる;あ.がる;-あ.がる;あ.がり;-あ.がり;のぼ.る;のぼ.り;のぼ.せる;のぼ.す;たてまつ.る
Stroke count: 3

・above

・up