綱引き

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Japanese

 綱引き on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
つな
Grade: S

Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

(tsuna, rope) +‎ 引き (hiki, tugging; pulling, from 引く (hiku, to tug; to pull))

Pronunciation

Noun

(つな)() (tsunahiki

  1. (games) tug of war

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 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