Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “手間を掛ける”

手間を掛ける

てまをかける

to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone

Example sentence

It was nice of you to go to so much trouble.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

手
On
しゅ;ず
Kun
て;て-;-て;た-
Stroke count
4

・hand

1 2 3 4
間
On
かん;けん
Kun
あいだ;ま;あい
Stroke count
12

・interval

・space

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
掛
On
かい;けい
Kun
か.ける;-か.ける;か.け;-か.け;-が.け;か.かる;-か.かる;-が.かる;か.かり;-が.かり;かかり;-がかり
Stroke count
11

・hang

・suspend

・depend

・arrive at

・tax

・pour

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11