1.
to handle, to work on, to be involved in
To take on a project, business, or creative work and be personally involved in carrying it out. Often implies hands-on involvement or responsibility.
新しいプロジェクトを手がける。
To work on a new project.
彼は数多くの映画を手がけた監督だ。
He is a director who has worked on numerous films.
この建築事務所は国内外の大型プロジェクトを手がけている。
This architecture firm handles large-scale projects both domestically and internationally.
2.
to raise, to look after
To personally raise or care for a child or young person from an early age.
自分で手がけた子だ。
This is a child I raised myself.
小さい頃から手がけた弟子だ。
This is a student I have trained since they were young.
祖母が手がけた庭には、季節ごとに美しい花が咲く。
The garden my grandmother tended has beautiful flowers each season.
手がける means to take something on personally and work on it with hands-on involvement. It carries a nuance of dedicated effort and personal responsibility.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: 他動詞 (transitive)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- プロジェクトを手がける: to work on a project
- 設計を手がける: to handle the design
- 作品を手がける: to produce a work
- 事業を手がける: to run a business