バトンタッチ

バトンタッチ

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語), from English baton + touch

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) バトンタ​ッチ [bàtóń táꜜtchì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ba̠tõ̞n ta̠t̚t͡ɕi]

Noun

バトンタッチ • (baton tatchi) 

1. (sports) baton relay
2. (by extension) passing the baton; passing the torch

References

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