てさばき

Japanese

Alternative spellings
手捌き 手さばき

Etymology

From 手(て) (te) + 捌(さば)き (sabaki, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 捌(さば)く (sabaku).”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) てさ​ばき [tèsáꜜbàkì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [te̞sa̠ba̠kʲi]

Noun

てさばき • (tesabaki) ^{←てさばき (tesabaki)?}

1. movement of the hands when doing something

   熟(じゅく)練(れん)した手(て)さばきで仕(し)上(あ)げる

   jukuren shita tesabaki de shiageru

   to complete [something] with skilled movements of the hands / great dexterity