てつき

てつき

Japanese

Alternative spellings	手付き 手付 (dated) 手つき

Etymology

From 手(て) (te, “hand”) + 付(つ)き (tsuki, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 付(つ)く (tsuku).”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) て​つき [téꜜtsùkì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [te̞t͡sɨᵝkʲi]

Noun

てつき • (tetsuki) 

1. carriage of the hand

   綺麗(きれい)な手付(てつ)きで後(おく)れ毛(げ)を耳(みみ)にかける

   kirei na tetsuki de okurege o mimi ni kakeru

   to gracefully tuck stray hairs behind one's ears

Related terms

• 腰付(こしつ)き (koshitsuki)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN