手刀
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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手 | 刀 |
しゅ Grade: 1 |
とう Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
手刀 • (shutō) ←しゅたう (syutau)?[1]
- (karate) a karate chop; a strike made with four fingers extended and the thumb flexed
- Synonyms: 手刀打ち (shutō-uchi), 手刀 (tegatana)
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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手 | 刀 |
て Grade: 1 |
かたな > がたな Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Compound of 手 (te, “hand”) + 刀 (katana, “sword”).[2] The ka changes to ga as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- a strike with the palm of the hand; heel-palm
- karate chop, a strike with the side of an open hand in the manner of a sword strike
References edit
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN