Japanese

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Kanji in this term
つつ
Grade: S
まわ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
突き回す (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of (つつ) (tsutsuki, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (つつ) (tsutsuku, to poke, push, prod, ram)) + (まわ) (mawasu, to revolve).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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(つつ)(まわ) (tsutsukimawasutransitive godan (stem (つつ)(まわ) (tsutsukimawashi), past (つつ)(まわ)した (tsutsukimawashita))

  1. to poke around

Conjugation

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN