Word details

手につかない

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 手につかない.

Dictionary

Entry

手につかない手に付かないてにつかない~い Adj.ExpressionFreq #34677
1

Idiomatic expression; As ...が〜 or ...も〜

unable to focus on ... (due to being preoccupied with something else); unable to concentrate on ...; unable to settle down to ...

Examples
どうも仕事が手に付かない
Somehow I cannot settle down to work.

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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