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手が掛かる

手がかかる

Reading

Kana: てがかかる
Romaji: tegakakaru
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful

Kanji

Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: カイ、 ケイ、 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
Meanings: hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour

Example Sentence

あの()()がかかる。
➥That boy is a handful.
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