かわりみ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かわりみ – see the following entry.

【変わり身】 [noun] [date uncertain] (sumo, martial arts) a quick shift of position [noun] [from 1957] flexibility in adapting one's words and deeds to changing circumstances Alternative spellings 変り身, 替身

(This term, かわりみ (kawarimi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)