おてつき

Japanese

Etymology

Alternative spellings
御手付き お手付き お手つき

From 御 (o-, honorific prefix) +‎ 手付き (tetsuki, “manner of conveying with the hands”).

Pronunciation 1

• (Tokyo) おて​つき [òtéꜜtsùkì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [o̞te̞t͡sɨᵝkʲi]

Noun

おてつき • (otetsuki) 

1. (karuta) touching the wrong card

Pronunciation 2

• (Tokyo) おてつき [òtétsúkí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) おて​つき [òtéꜜtsùkì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [o̞te̞t͡sɨᵝkʲi]

Noun

おてつき • (otetsuki) 

1. (archaic, of a master) having relations with a female subordinate

See also

• おてつけ (otetsuke)