shiatsu

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 指(し)圧(あつ) (shiatsu), from Middle Chinese 指 (MC tsyijX, “finger”) + 壓 (MC 'aep, “downward force”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃiːˈɑːt.suː/, /ʃiːˈæt.suː/

Noun

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shiatsu (uncountable)

  1. A form of massage, using the thumbs and palms, employed as therapy.

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Italian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 指圧(しあつ) (shiatsu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ˈʃjat.t͡su/, (elevated style) */ʃiˈat.t͡su/
  • Rhymes: -attsu

Noun

shiatsu m (invariable)

  1. shiatsu (form of Japanese bodywork)
    • 1975, “Prefazione [Preface]”, in Giuseppe Spalatin, transl., Shiatsu: la terapia giapponese di pressione digitale‎, Edizioni Mediterranee, translation of Shiatsu by Tokujirō Namikoshi (浪越徳治郎), published 1998, page 7:
      Lo shiatsu, metodo di terapia con pressione digitale, può dare nuova forza d'animo a qualunque individuo
      Shiatsu, a finger-pressure therapy method, can give new strength of spirit to any individual
    • 1997, “Prefazione [Preface]”, in Paola Crimini, transl., Tao Shiatsu: terapia del XXI secolo‎, Edizioni Mediterranee, translation of Tao Shiatsu by Ryokyu Endo, page 32:
      L'aspetto più pratico dello shiatsu è la proiezione sul paziente delle autentiche sensazioni vitali. Questa può costituire una delle ragioni principali dell'attuale popolarità dello shiatsu.
      The most practical aspect of shiatsu is the projection of the genuine vital sensations. It might constitute one of the main reasons of shiatsu's current popularity.
    • 2020, Paola Scarsi, “Sandra Aparecida Gouveia”, in Noi creiamo lavoro: storie di imprenditori immigrati [We Create Jobs: Stories of Immigrant Entrepreneurs]‎, page 26:
      Affitta un appartamento dove inizia anche ad effettuare trattamenti estetici e intanto segue corsi di specializzazione, compreso uno di shiatsu per ben quattro anni.
      She rents an apartment, where she starts administering aesthetic treatments, all the while following specialized courses, including one on shiatsu for four whole years.

Adjective

shiatsu (invariable)

  1. (relational) shiatsu
    massaggio shiatsu ― shiatsu massage
    • 1979, “Prefazione [Preface]”, in Stefania Bonarelli, transl., Zen Shiatsu: la terapia shiatsu secondo i principi dello Zen‎, Edizioni Mediterranee, translation of Zen Shiatsu - How to Harmonize Yin and Yang for Better Health by David Sergel, published 2002, page 7:
      La maggior parte delle tecniche shiatsu introdotte in Occidente piú che un trattamento medico serio si propone una pratica domestica non impegnativa.
      For the most part, the shiatsu techniques brought to the West aim – rather than at an actual medical treatment – at an effortless, domestic practice.
    • 1995, “1. La Filosofia dello Shiatsu [The Philosophy of Shiatsu]”, in Paolo Antognetti, transl., Zen Shiatsu e terapie orientali‎, Edizioni Mediterranee, translation of The Macrobiotic Way of Zen Shiatsu by David Sergel, page 15:
      Se […] riceviamo un massaggio shiatsu sentiamo una pressione statica su un punto particolare, poi su un altro e così via.
      When we receive a shiatsu massage, we feel a static pressure on a particular point, then on a different one, and so on.
    • 2000, Vitaliano Ravagli, Wu Ming, “67. Bologna 14 giugno 2000 [Bologna, June 14, 2000]”, in Asce di guerra [Axes of War]‎, page 218:
      Ho bisogno di lavarmi, di dormire... e anche di un massaggio Shiatsu. Domattina ho udienza in tribunale.
      I need to take a shower, to sleep... and also a shiatsu massage. I have a court hearing tomorrow morning.

References

  1. ^ shiatsu in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

  • shiatsu in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Japanese

Romanization

shiatsu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of しあつ
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