てつき

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Japanese

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Alternative spellings
手付き
手付 (dated)
手つき

Etymology

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From () (te, hand) + () (tsuki, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (tsuku).).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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てつき (tetsuki

  1. carriage of the hand
    ()(れい)()()(おく)()(みみ)かける
    kirei na tetsuki de okurege o mimi ni kakeru
    to gracefully tuck stray hairs behind one's ears
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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN