崩し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
崩
くず Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

The conjunctive form of the verb 崩す (kuzusu, “destroy; disturb an erect posture; change money into smaller denominations, break a bill”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) くずし​ [kùzúshíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝzɨᵝɕi]

Noun

崩(くず)し • (kuzushi) ^{←くづし (kudusi)?}

1. (judo) unbalancing an opponent

Derived terms

• 松(まつ)葉(ば)崩(くず)し (matsubakuzushi, “a sex position in which a man sits astride one of the woman's legs whilst holding up the other”)