Vocabulary

What does 手数 (てすう, tesuu) mean?

手数 (てすう, tesuu) means effort, trouble, procedure.

Quick facts
Readingてすう
Romajitesuu
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
てすう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontesuu

effort, trouble, procedure

  1. 1noun trouble; bother
  2. 2noun number of moves
  3. 3noun number of punches
  4. 4noun number of liberties

Example sentences

  • Troublesome procedures take a lot of effort.

  • I'm sorry for the trouble I've caused you.

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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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