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手間暇 (てまひま) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

手て間ま暇ひま

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Meanings

1

noun

time and effort; trouble

Refers to the considerable time and effort required for a task, often implying it is laborious or troublesome.

この料りょう理りは手て間ま暇ひまがかかる。
This dish takes a lot of time and effort.
手て間ま暇ひまかけて作つくった作さく品ひんが評ひょう価かされた。
The work I put time and effort into was appreciated.

Written forms

手て間ま暇ひまUsage46%
Standard kanji spelling.
手て間まひまUsage36%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, sometimes used for readability.
手て間ま隙ひまUsage16%
Rare variant using 隙 instead of 暇.
てまひま

Usage

1%

Kanji

手hand
間interval, space
暇spare time, rest, leisure
隙crevice, fissure, discord

Similar words

手て間ま
手間 refers simply to effort or trouble, while 手間暇 emphasizes both time and effort together.
暇ひま
暇 alone means free time or leisure, not the invested time and effort implied by 手間暇.

Etymology

Compound of 手間 (time/labor) and 暇 (time/leisure), together emphasizing the investment of both time and effort.