玉突き

Japanese

Kanji in this term
たま
Grade: 1

Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
(kyūjitai)
玉突 (dated)

Etymology

From (tama, ball) +‎ 突き (tsuki, stem of 突く (tsuku, to poke)).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [tàmáꜜtsùkì] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • (Tokyo) [tàmátsúꜜkì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • (Tokyo) [tàmátsúkíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ta̠ma̠t͡sɨ̥kʲi]

Noun

(たま)() • (tamatsuki

  1. synonym of ビリヤード (biriyādo, billiards) (cue sport)
  2. a pile-up