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Meaning of 手こずる(てこずる) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

手こずる, 手古摺る, 手子摺る, 梃子摺る, 梃摺る
Kana Reading
てこずる
Romaji
tekozuru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ru` ending
    Meaning
    to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

Example Sentences

手こずる, 手古摺る, 手子摺る, 梃子摺る, 梃摺る, てこずる used in context

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
手こずる
Plain Polite
手こずります
Negative
手こずらない
Negative Polite
手こずりません

Past

Plain
手こずった
Plain Polite
手こずりました
Negative
手こずらなかった
Negative Polite
手こずりませんでした

Te

Plain
手こずって
Plain Polite
手こずりまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
手こずられる
Plain Polite
手こずられます
Negative
手こずられない
Negative Polite
手こずられません

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JLPT 5

old

On:

Kun: ふる.い, ふる-, -ふる.す

5 strokes

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JLPT 5

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

On: シ, ス, ツ

Kun: こ, -こ, ね

3 strokes

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JLPT 5

hand

On: シュ, ズ

Kun: て, て-, -て, た-

4 strokes

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rub, fold, print (on cloth)

On: ショウ, シュウ, ロウ

Kun: す.る, ひだ

14 strokes

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lever

On: チョウ, テイ

Kun: てこ, つえ

11 strokes

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