はず押し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
押
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kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
ハズ押し筈押し

Etymology

From 筈(はず) (hazu, “notch”) + 押(お)し (oshi), the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 押(お)す (osu, “push”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) はずおし [hàzúóshí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ha̠zɨo̞ɕi]

Noun

はず押(お)し • (hazuoshi)

(sumo) a pushing technique in which an athlete’s hands push against the opponent’s armpits or upper body

Usage notes

So-called for the shape of the hands, with the thumb extended and the other fingers clenched, forming a notch.

Related terms

相撲(すもう) (sumō, “sumo”)
突(つ)っ張(ぱ)り (tsuppari, “thrusting attack; slap”)

References

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