崩し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
くず
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

The conjunctive form of the verb 崩す (kuzusu, destroy; disturb an erect posture; change money into smaller denominations, break a bill).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ずし [kùzúshíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟zɨɕi]

Noun

(くず) • (kuzushiくづし (kudusi)?

  1. (judo) unbalancing an opponent

Derived terms

References

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