Kanji compounds#12,729 most used

手間取る

てまどる3

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to be delayed

ITS KANJI

昨日きのう、彼女かのじょの家いえを探さがすのにちょっとばかり手間取てまどった。

I had some trouble finding her house yesterday.

「おはようございます。今日きょうは遅おそかったですね」「うん。ちょっと手間取てまどっちゃって」

"Good morning. You're a bit late today, aren't you?" "Yes, I ran into a bit of trouble."

from Tatoeba · wakatyann630

to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed

godan verb · intransitive

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 手間取る this one meaning.

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#12,729 most used

Written手間取る、手間どる

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium