スキンシップ

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from skin +‎ -ship; possibly by analogy with English kinship

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) スキンシップ [sùkíńshíꜜppù] (Nakadaka – [4])
• (Tokyo) スキンシップ [sùkíꜜǹshìppù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [sɨ̥ᵝkʲĩɰ̃ɕi̥p̚pɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

スキンシップ • (sukinshippu) 

1. skinship (bonding through physical contact)

Descendants

• English: skinship
• Korean: 스킨십 (seukinsip)