美人局

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
美 人 局
つつもたせ
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jukujikun

Etymology

From 筒(つつ) (tsutsu, “tube, pipe”) + 持(も)たせ (motase, noun form of 持(も)たせる (motaseru), itself the causative form of 持(も)つ (motsu), "to have").

The kanji are an example of jukujikun, from Chinese 美人局.

Pronunciation

Noun

美人局(つつもたせ) • (tsutsumotase) 

  1. badger game

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References

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