襷

たすき

Also written 手繦

Meanings

1. Noun cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono
2. sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip)
3. obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product) See also: 帯 (おび).

Kanji

• 襷 cord to hold up sleeves; (kokuji). Read as たすき.

Example sentences

• 帯に短し、襷に長し。
  Too much spoils, too little is nothing.

Common phrases

• 襷を受ける
• たすきをつなぐ
• たすきを渡す
• 襷を受け取る
• 襷をかける
• 赤い襷

Words containing 襷

• 帯に短し襷に長し (おびにみじかしたすきにながし) neither one thing nor the other
• 襷反り (たすきぞり) reverse backwards body drop
• 外襷反り (そとたすきぞり) outer reverse backwards body drop

And 1 more.

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