shiatsu

English

Etymology

From Japanese 指圧 (しあつ) (shiatsu), from Middle Chinese 指 (MC t͡ɕˠiɪ^X, “finger”) + Middle Chinese 壓 (MC ʔˠap̚, “downward force”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃiːˈɑːt.suː/, /ʃiːˈæt.suː/

Noun

shiatsu (uncountable)

A form of massage, using the thumbs and palms, employed as therapy.

Translations

shiatsu

Chinese:
Mandarin: 指壓 (zh), 指压 (zh) (zhǐyā)
Finnish: shiatsu
French: shiatsu (fr) m

German: Shiatsu (de) f
Japanese: 指圧 (ja) (しあつ, shiatsu)
Korean: 지압 (ko) (jiap) (指壓 (ko))
Russian: шиа́цу (ru) f (šiácu), сиа́цу f (siácu), акупрессу́ра (ru) f (akupressúra)

Anagrams

thiasus

Italian

Etymology

From Japanese 指圧 (しあつ) (shiatsu), from Middle Chinese 指 (MC t͡ɕˠiɪ^X, “finger”) + Middle Chinese 壓 (MC ʔˠap̚, “downward force”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃat.t͡su/
Stress: shiàtsu

Noun

shiatsu m (invariable)

shiatsu

Japanese

Romanization

shiatsu

Rōmaji transcription of しあつ

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