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手の付けられない (てのつけられない) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, i-adjective
out of control ; unmanageable ; out of hand
idiomatic expression
Idiomatic expression describing a situation or person that has become uncontrollable, often with a negative connotation. Similar to 手がつけられない, but uses の instead of が, which is a common variation.
See also: 手がつけられない (てがつけられない)
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His anger was out of control.
Written forms 手て の 付つ けられない
Standard kanji spelling using 付ける.
手て のつけられない
Alternate kanji spelling using つける; less common but still used.
Kanji 付 adhere, attach, refer to Etymology From 手 (hand, means of control) + の (possessive particle) + 付けられない (negative potential form of 付ける, to attach, to handle). Literally 'cannot attach a hand to it', meaning something is beyond one's ability to manage.
