按摩

Chinese

		to press (with the hand); to push; to control to press (with the hand); to push; to control; to restrain; to check; pressing down (brush movement in painting); according to; in the light of	rub
trad. (按摩)		按	摩
simp. #(按摩)		按	摩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ànmó, ànmō

  (Zhuyin): ㄢˋ ㄇㄛˊ, ㄢˋ ㄇㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): on³ mo¹

• Jin (Wiktionary): ghan³ me¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): àn-mô͘

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ang³ mo⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ànmó
    • Zhuyin: ㄢˋ ㄇㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ànmó
    • Wade–Giles: an⁴-mo²
    • Yale: àn-mwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: annmo
    • Palladius: аньмо (anʹmo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀän⁵¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, varient)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ànmō
    • Zhuyin: ㄢˋ ㄇㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ànmo
    • Wade–Giles: an⁴-mo¹
    • Yale: àn-mwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: annmho
    • Palladius: аньмо (anʹmo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀän⁵¹ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: on³ mo¹
    • Yale: on mō
    • Cantonese Pinyin: on³ mo¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: on³ mo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːn³³ mɔː⁵⁵/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: ghan³ me¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɣæ̃⁴⁵ mɤ¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: àn-mô͘
    • Tâi-lô: àn-môo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: arnmoo
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /an²¹⁻⁵³ mɔ̃²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /an⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mɔ̃²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /an²¹⁻⁵³ mɔ̃¹³/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /an¹¹⁻⁵³ mɔ̃²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /an²¹⁻⁴¹ mɔ̃²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ang³ mo⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: àng mô
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ mo⁵⁵/

Verb

按摩

1. to massage

Synonyms

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• 推拿 (tuīná)
• 馬殺雞 / 马杀鸡 (mǎshājī) (humorous)

Dialectal synonyms of 按摩 (“to massage”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		按摩
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	按摩, 馬殺雞 humorous
	Singapore	按摩
Cantonese	Guangzhou	𢱕骨, 抌骨, 鬆骨
	Hong Kong	按摩, 𢱕骨
Jin	Taiyuan	捏揣, 按摩
Southern Min	Xiamen	掠龍
	Quanzhou	掠龍
	Zhangzhou	捶拳仔, 掠龍
	Tainan	掠龍
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	按摩, 鬆骨

Derived terms

• 心臟按摩 / 心脏按摩
• 按摩器
• 按摩師 / 按摩师 (ànmóshī)
• 按摩床 (ànmóchuáng)
• 按摩店 (ànmódiàn)
• 按摩椅 (ànmóyǐ)
• 按摩浴缸
• 按摩療法 / 按摩疗法 (ànmó liáofǎ)
• 按摩襪 / 按摩袜
• 按摩院 (ànmóyuàn)
• 按摩館 / 按摩馆 (ànmóguǎn)
• 盲人按摩 (mángrén ànmó)
• 腳底按摩 / 脚底按摩

Japanese

Kanji in this term
按	摩
あん Jinmeiyō	ま Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
あん摩 (mazegaki)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ã̠mːa̠]
• (Tokyo) あんま [àńmá] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

按(あん)摩(ま) • (anma) 

1. massage
2. masseur; masseuse

Synonyms

• (massage): マッサージ (massāji)

Verb

按(あん)摩(ま)する • (anma suru) suru (stem 按(あん)摩(ま)し (anma shi), past 按(あん)摩(ま)した (anma shita))

1. to massage

Conjugation

Conjugation of "按摩する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	按摩し	あんまし	anma shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	按摩し	あんまし	anma shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	按摩する	あんまする	anma suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	按摩する	あんまする	anma suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	按摩すれ	あんますれ	anma sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	按摩せよ¹ 按摩しろ²	あんませよ¹ あんましろ²	anma seyo¹ anma shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	按摩される	あんまされる	anma sareru
Causative	按摩させる 按摩さす	あんまさせる あんまさす	anma saseru anma sasu
Potential	按摩できる	あんまできる	anma dekiru
Volitional	按摩しよう	あんましよう	anma shiyō
Negative	按摩しない	あんましない	anma shinai
Negative continuative	按摩せず	あんませず	anma sezu
Formal	按摩します	あんまします	anma shimasu
Perfective	按摩した	あんました	anma shita
Conjunctive	按摩して	あんまして	anma shite
Hypothetical conditional	按摩すれば	あんますれば	anma sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

Derived terms

• 按(あん)摩(ま)マッサージ指(し)圧(あつ)師(し) (anma-massāji-shiatsushi)
• 足(そく)力(りき)按(あん)摩(ま) (sokuriki anma)
• 電(でん)気(き)按(あん)摩(ま) (denki anma)

References

• “^▲按摩”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
按	摩

Noun

按摩 • (anma) (hangeul 안마)

1. hanja form^? of 안마 (“massage”)