たすき
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Japanese
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| 襷 𧜎 手繦 |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
- cord used to tie back the sleeves of Japanese clothing.
- cord used to tie back the sleeves of Japanese children's clothing
- a sash worn diagonally across the body
- (archaic, Shinto) a shoulder-tied cord, to mark one's purification to serve the gods
- the kanji component 丿 in characters such as 戈
- (historical) Synonym of 戈旁 (hoko-zukuri, “the kanji radical 戈”)