Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “時間を取られる”

時間を取られる

じかんをとられる

to have (one's) time taken up

Example sentence

He has so many calls on his time, it is very difficult to make an appointment to see him.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

時
On
じ
Kun
とき;-どき
Stroke count
10

・time

・hour

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間
On
かん;けん
Kun
あいだ;ま;あい
Stroke count
12

・interval

・space

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取
On
しゅ
Kun
と.る;と.り;と.り-;とり;-ど.り
Stroke count
8

・take

・fetch

・take up

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