たすき

Japanese

Alternative spellings
襷 𧜎 手繦

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たすき [tàsúkí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) たすき [tàsúkíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠sɨkʲi]

Noun

たすき • (tasuki) ^{←たすき (tasuki)?}

1. cord used to tie back the sleeves of Japanese clothing.
2. cord used to tie back the sleeves of Japanese children's clothing
3. a sash worn diagonally across the body
4. (archaic, Shinto) a shoulder-tied cord, to mark one's purification to serve the gods
5. the kanji component 丿 in characters such as 戈
6. (historical) Synonym of 戈旁 (hoko-zukuri, “the kanji radical 戈”)