たらいまわし

Japanese

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Alternative spellings
盥回し
たらい回し

Etymology

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From (たらい) (tarai, washtub) + (まわ) (mawashi, turning, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (まわ) (mawasu)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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たらいまわし (tarai-mawashiたらひまはし (tarafi-mafasi)?

  1. passing on and send in circles
    (かん)(じゃ)たらい(まわ)にする
    kanja o tarai-mawashi ni suru
    (for multiple hospitals to) pass on the patient
    ()(みん)たらい(まわ)にする
    shimin o tarai-mawashi ni suru
    to send city citizens back and forth (between different bureaucratic obstacles)
    (せき)(にん)たらい(まわ)にする
    sekinin o tarai-mawashi ni suru
    to pass the buck

Verb

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たらいまわしする (tarai-mawashi suruたらひまはし (tarafi-mafasi)?transitive suru (stem たらいまわし (tarai-mawashisuru shi), past たらいまわしした (tarai-mawashisuru shita))

  1. to pass on and send in circles
    Synonym: (more common) たらいまわしにする (tarai-mawashi ni suru)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN