Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1

Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
手拔き (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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(te, hand) +‎ 抜き (nuki, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (nuku))

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()() (tenuki

  1. not adhering to procedure; skipping steps; cutting corners
  2. (go, shogi) playing elsewhere; ignoring the opponent's last move
  3. act of cutting corners

Verb

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()()する (tenuki surusuru (stem ()() (tenuki shi), past ()()した (tenuki shita))

  1. cut corners

Conjugation

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN