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手間取る is an exact match with one form of the following word:
手間取る
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Reading : てまどる   
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to meet unexpected difficulties; to take time; to be delayed
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 108,234 which gives a rank of 4,655
手間取る is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 178,000 (about 404,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 27 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
おはようございます
きょう
今日
おそ
かった
ですうんちょっと
てまど
手間取
っちゃって

"Good morning. You're a bit late today aren't you?" "Yes, I ran into a bit of trouble."
きのう
昨日
かのじょ
彼女
いえ
さが
ちょっとばかり
てまど
手間取
った

I had some trouble finding her house yesterday.
手間どる
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Reading : てまどる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 210,000 (about 185,000 results)
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てまどる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 254,000 (about 4,370 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 27 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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シュ   hand   て    た-    
カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
モン   かど gate   
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シュ   と to take   
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ジ   みみ ear   
また again   
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