Word details

手がつけられない

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 手がつけられない.

Dictionary

Entry

手がつけられない手が付けられないてがつけられない~い Adj.ExpressionFreq #35285
1

Idiomatic expression

out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do

Examples
暴動は手が付けられない状態だった。
The riot was completely out of control.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

hand

4 strokesFrequency 60JLPT N4Grade 1

On

シュ

Kun

て--てた-

adhere, attach, refer to, append

5 strokesFrequency 322JLPT N2Grade 4

On

Kun

つ.ける-つ.ける-づ.けるつ.けつ.け--つ.け-づ.け-づけつ.く-づ.くつ.き-つ.き-つき-づ.き-づき

Nanori

つけ

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