わしづかみ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
鷲掴み

Etymology

From 鷲(わし) (washi, “eagle”) + 掴(つか)み (tsukami, “clutching, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 掴(つか)む (tsukamu, “to clutch”).”). The tsukami changes to zukami as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) わしづかみ [wàshízúkámí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) わしづかみ [wàshízúꜜkàmì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɰᵝa̠ɕizɨᵝka̠mʲi]

Noun

わしづかみ • (washizukami) ^{←わしづかみ (wasidukami)?}

1. clutching firmly; seizing; grabbing tightly

   ハートを鷲(わし)掴(づか)みにする

   hāto o washizukami ni suru

   to seize by the heart (i.e. to emotionally capture the heart)