肩透かし

肩透かし

Japanese

Kanji in this term
肩	透
かた Grade: S	す Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かたす​かし [kàtásúꜜkàshì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ta̠sɨ̥ᵝka̠ɕi]

Noun

肩透(かたす)かし • (katasukashi) 

1. (sumo) under-shoulder swing-down
2. dodging, parrying questions
3. disappointment, letdown

Derived terms

• 肩透(かたす)かしを食(く)わせる (katasukashi o kuwaseru)

Descendants

• → English: katasukashi

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN