Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)

    too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous

    この仕事は私には手に負えない。
    This job is beyond my ability.

Also written 手におえない【てにおえない】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hand

Kun
て--てた-
On
シュ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
60 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-3, 2-1-3SKIP code
3c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
2050.0Four corner code
2247deroo
624bUnicode hex code
1-28-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1827Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2060New Nelson (John Haig)
3456New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4267Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2155Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2907Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
637Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
687Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
42A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
118Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
37Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11768Morohashi
32A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
57Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
57Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
28sakade
54Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
35henshall3
30Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
57crowley
170Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
847Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
644Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shou3Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility

Kun
ま.けるま.かすお.う
On
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
443 of 2500
Radical
shell
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-2-7, 2-7-2SKIP code
2n7.1The Kanji Dictionary
2780.6Four corner code
2561deroo
8ca0Unicode hex code
1-41-73JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4488Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5769New Nelson (John Haig)
2091New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2594Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1327Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1799Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
63Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
67Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
473A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
981Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
503Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
36660XMorohashi
383A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
510Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
519Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
312sakade
918Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
406henshall3
346Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
717Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1722Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
63Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fu4Pinyin reading
buKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level