手数|てすうtesuu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nountrouble; bother
2. nounnumber of moves (in go, shogi, etc.)
3. noun, boxingnumber of punches

• Synonym面倒めんどうNeutralThe everyday word for something being a bother; common in speech. 「手数」 stresses the amount of work or steps involved, and appears politely as 「お手数」.
• Synonym厄介やっかいNeutralSuggests something thorny and hard to deal with, and can also mean being in someone's care. 「手数」 is about the work or effort a task takes.
• Synonymお手数おてすうNeutralA polite way of saying 「手数」, typical in 「お手数をおかけします」 when asking a favor. Same meaning, but more courteous.
• Related迷惑めいわくNeutralCenters on the inconvenience or annoyance caused to other people. 「手数」 puts the weight on the effort or work a task takes.
• Related煩雑はんざつNeutralDescribes procedures or processes that are complicated and cumbersome, as in 「煩雑な手続き」. 「手数」 is the work itself rather than the complexity.
• Related支障ししょうNeutralAn obstacle that hampers progress or operations, as in 「支障をきたす」. 「手数」 is about the labor involved, not a blockage.
• Related不都合ふつごうNeutralCovers inconvenience and unsuitability — something being awkward or improper. 「手数」 is specifically the work or steps a task takes.
• Related煩いわずらいWrittenWritten/formal prose for worry or affliction, including illness. 「手数」 is the plain word for the work involved in doing something.
• RelatedトラブルNeutralA loanword for disputes, quarrels, and mechanical or technical breakdowns. 「手数」 is the effort a task requires, not a conflict or malfunction.
• Relatedご苦労ごくろうNeutralRefers to someone's hard work, as in 「ご苦労さま」 thanking a person (usually a junior) for their efforts. 「手数」 is the work a task requires.
• Relatedご迷惑ごめいわくNeutralThe polite form of 「迷惑」: the trouble one causes others, as in 「ご迷惑をおかけします」. 「手数」 centers on the effort expended.
• Related厄介事やっかいごとNeutralA noun for a troublesome matter or chore that takes effort to handle. 「手数」 names the work itself rather than the whole problem.
• Antonym手間要らずNeutralThe antonym: describes something that takes no work and is hassle-free, the opposite of a task that involves 「手数」.

Use 「手数」 for the work or steps a task requires — often 「お手数ですが」 when putting someone out — and for the number of moves in go or shogi. For everyday 'what a bother' in speech, pick 「面倒」; for trouble caused to others, 「迷惑」; for cumbersome procedures, 「煩雑」. The antonym is 「手間要らず」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. あることを行おこなうのに必要ひつような作業さぎょうの数かず。またそのような作業さぎょう。手間てま。
2. 1.が多おおくて面倒めんどうなこと。
3. 特とくに、相手あいてにかけさせる労力ろうりょく。多おおくおわびやねぎらいの気持きもちをあらわすときに用もちいられる。
4. 将棋しょうぎや囲碁いごなどにおける着手ちゃくしゅの数かず。