手刀打ち

Japanese

Kanji in this term
手 刀 打
しゅ
Grade: 1 		とう
Grade: 2 		う
Grade: 3

Etymology

Compound of 手刀 (shutō, “knife hand”) +‎ 打ち (uchi, “strike, hit”, from the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem form”) of verb 打つ utsu, “to hit, to strike”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕɨto̞ːɯ̟t͡ɕi]

Noun

手(しゅ)刀(とう)打(う)ち • (shutō-uchi) 

  1. karate chop

Synonyms

  • てがたなうち (​tegatana-uchi)
  • チョップ (​choppu)
  • ナイフハンド・ストライク (​naifuhando-sutoraiku)
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