Vocabulary

What does 手入れ (ていれ, teire) mean?

手入れ (ていれ, teire) means maintenance, upkeep.

Quick facts
Readingていれ
Romajiteire
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ていれ
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonteire

maintenance, upkeep

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive care; looking after; repair
  2. 2noun · suru verb · transitive (police) raid; crackdown

Example sentences

  • This machine needs maintenance.

  • I take care of the garden every week.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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