ピンチ

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English pinch. Compare the idioms at a pinch, in a pinch.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ピ​ンチ [píꜜǹchì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [pʲĩɲ̟t͡ɕi]

Noun

ピンチ • (pinchi) 

1. A predicament; a difficult situation; a crisis.
2. A clothespin, especially one designed to pinch the clothesline.
3. (computing) pinch (gesture)

   ピンチ操作(そうさ)での拡縮(かくしゅく)

   pinchi sōsa de no kakushuku

   zooming in and out using pinches