手間 (てま): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

手間 (てま) means time and effort / labor.

See example sentences below.

手間 at a glance

手間

てまtema

N3noun

time and effort / labor

手間てまtemaN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

time and effort / labor

Example 1

この仕事は手間がかかる。

Translation

This job takes a lot of time and effort.

Example 2

手間を省いて料理した。

Translation

I cooked while saving time and effort.