てま – Vocabulary details

てま

Meanings

Noun

1. time; labour; labor; effort

かなりの手て間まがかかったがな。It took quite a lot of effort, though.

2. payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages

3. tedious job; troublesome job; time-consuming job

Alt. forms

手て間ま

99%

てま

Pitch accent

て

ま

Used in: 44

Composed of

て

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

ま

time; pause; space; room

Used in vocabulary (9 in total)

てまどる

to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed

てまをかける

to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone

てまをとる

to be detained; to take time

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Examples (7 in total)

ちょっとてまがかかるわ。

It takes a bit of effort.

てまがかかる作さ業ぎょうです。

It's a time-consuming task.

かなりのてまがかかったがな。

It took quite a lot of effort, though.

これでてまがだいぶ省はぶけるだろう。

This will save you a lot of trouble.

細さい工くのてまを踏ふまえれば妥だ当とうな値ね段だんですわ。

Considering the effort involved in the craftsmanship, it is a reasonable price.

この髪かみセットするのって、すっごくてまなんだからね！

Styling my hair like this takes a ton of work, you know!

あれはあれで貴き重ちょうなんだけど、加か工こうがてまだから。