もみほぐす

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
揉み解す
揉みほぐす

Etymology

From () (momi, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (momu, to knead)) + ほぐす (hogusu, to relieve bodily stiffness).

Pronunciation

Verb

もみほぐす (momihogusutransitive godan (stem もみほぐし (momihogushi), past もみほぐした (momihogushita))

  1. to massage away (bodily stiffness)
    (かた)こり()みほぐす
    katakori o momihogusu
    to massage away shoulder stiffness

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN