Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 手が離せない(てがはなせない) in Japanese

手が離せない
Kana Reading
てがはなせない
Romaji
tegahanasenai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Meaning
    having to continue doing the work at hand; right in the middle of something
    Example sentence
    今仕事から手が離せない。 I can't get away from work now.

Examples of 手が離せない, てがはなせない in a sentence

Kanji in this word

離 JLPT 1

18 strokes

detach, separation, disjoin, digress

On'Yomi: リ

Kun'Yomi: はな.れる, はな.す

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手 JLPT 5

4 strokes

hand

On'Yomi: シュ, ズ

Kun'Yomi: て, て-, -て, た-

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