JLPT N3 · Noun

手間 (tema)

手間 (てま, tema) is a Japanese noun meaning “time; labour”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: てま
Romaji: tema
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

time; labour; labor; effort · noun
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages · noun · abbreviation
tedious job; troublesome job; time-consuming job · noun · abbreviation

Example sentences

食べるのにどうしてそんなに手間がかかるのか。

Why do you take so long to eat?

Tatoeba #145930

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 手間

handシュ・ズ・て・て- · 4 strokes

interval, spaceカン・ケン・あいだ・ま · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 手間.

手てhand切手きってstamp (postage)上手じょうずskillful手紙てがみletter下手へたunskillfulお手洗いおてあらいtoilet手袋てぶくろglove運転手うんてんしゅdriver手伝うてつだうto help手術しゅじゅつsurgery手段しゅだんmeans助手じょしゅassistant相手あいてcompanion握手あくしゅhandshake

Source: JMdict entry 1327410 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.