手て入いれ

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手入れする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	手て入いれする	手て入いれしない
Polite	手て入いれします	手て入いれしません
Past polite	手て入いれしました	手て入いれしませんでした
Past	手て入いれした	手て入いれしなかった
Te-form	手て入いれして	手て入いれしないで
Desire	手て入いれしたい	手て入いれしたくない
Potential	手て入いれできる	手て入いれできない
Passive	手て入いれされる	手て入いれされない
Causative	手て入いれさせる	手て入いれさせない
Causative passive	手て入いれさせられる	手て入いれさせられない
Volitional	手て入いれしよう
Polite volitional	手て入いれしましょう
Imperative	手て入いれしろ	手て入いれするな
Conditional	手て入いれすれば	手て入いれしなければ
Tara conditional	手て入いれしたら	手て入いれしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

care; maintenance; repair; grooming

Broad term for looking after something: regular upkeep, minor repairs, trimming plants, grooming a pet, or caring for an object.

庭にわの手て入いれを毎まい週しゅうしている。
I take care of the garden every week.
この時計とけいは定てい期き的てきな手て入いれが必ひつ要ようだ。
This watch needs regular maintenance.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

police raid; crackdown

Used for law enforcement operations targeting illegal activities; often appears in news reports.

警けい察さつが違い法ほうカジノの手て入いれを行おこなった。
The police conducted a raid on an illegal casino.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の手て入いれをするto maintain/take care of ~
毎まい日にち、車くるまの手て入いれをしている。
I take care of my car every day.
〈場ば所しょ〉に手て入いれが入はいるfor a place to be raided by the police
違い法ほうな賭と博ばく場じょうに警けい察さつの手て入いれが入はいった。
The police raided the illegal gambling den.
手て入いれが行いき届とどいているto be well-maintained
この庭にわは手て入いれが行いき届とどいている。
This garden is very well-maintained.
〈場ば所しょ〉に手て入いれをするto raid/crack down on a place
警けい察さつはその店みせに手て入いれをした。
The police raided that shop.
肌はだの手て入いれをするto take care of one's skin
彼かの女じょは毎まい晩ばん、肌はだの手て入いれをしている。
She takes care of her skin every night.

Kanji

手hand
入enter, insert

Related words· 6

世せ話わN4sense 1
世話 focuses on looking after people, animals, or someone's daily needs, while 手入れ is used for maintaining objects, plants, or places.
摘てき発はつN1sense 2
摘発 emphasizes exposing or uncovering illegal activity through investigation, while 手入れ specifically refers to the physical raid or crackdown operation itself.
修しゅう理りN4sense 1
修理 means fixing something that is already broken, whereas 手入れ covers routine upkeep and minor repairs to keep something in good condition.
整せい備びN2sense 1
整備 is technical upkeep of machinery, vehicles, or systems to keep them functioning properly, while 手入れ is a broader, more everyday word for care of any object or plant.

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メンテナンス
手入れ suggests hands-on, personal care such as grooming a garden or one's appearance, whereas メンテナンス is broader and often mechanical or systematic.
ヘアケア
手入れ is a general native word for upkeep or maintenance of anything, whereas ヘアケア specifically denotes caring for one's hair.

Opposites

放ほう置ちN1sense 1
放置 means to leave something neglected or unattended, the opposite of giving it 手入れ (proper care and maintenance).

Don't confuse with

手て当あてN2sense 1
手当て usually means medical treatment or a financial allowance, while 手入れ means the ongoing maintenance or care of an object, plant, or place.
手て直なおし
手入れ means routine maintenance or care (like tending a garden or grooming), while 手直し specifically means correcting or fixing flaws in something already made.

Word family

松まつ手て入いれ
pine tree tending; pine care

Built from

手て+入いれる

Etymology

Compound of 手 (hand) and 入れ (putting in), literally 'putting one's hands into something', which developed the sense of careful attention and maintenance.