てつき

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
手付き
手付 (dated)
手つき

Etymology

From 手(て) (te, “hand”) + 付(つ)き (tsuki, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 付(つ)く (tsuku).).

Pronunciation

Noun

てつき • (tetsuki) 

  1. carriage of the hand
    綺(き)麗(れい)な手(て)付(つ)きで後(おく)れ毛(げ)を耳(みみ)にかける
    kirei na tetsuki de okurege o mimi ni kakeru
    to gracefully tuck stray hairs behind one's ears

References

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