美人局

Japanese

Kanji in this term
美	人	局
つつもたせ
Grade: 3	Grade: 1	Grade: 3
jukujikun

Etymology

From 筒(つつ) (tsutsu, “tube, pipe”) + 持(も)たせ (motase, noun form of 持(も)たせる (motaseru), itself the causative form of 持(も)つ (motsu), "to have").

The kanji are an example of jukujikun, from Chinese 美人局.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) つつも​たせ [tsùtsúmóꜜtàsè] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝt͡sɨᵝmo̞ta̠se̞]

Noun

美人局(つつもたせ) • (tsutsumotase) 

1. badger game

Derived terms

• 美人局(つつもたせ)をやる (tsutsumotase o yaru)

Further reading

• Etymology entry for 美人局 at Gogen Jiten (Etymology Dictionary; in Japanese): http://gogen-allguide.com/tu/tsutsumotase.html