頓首

とんしゅ

Also written とんじゅ

Meanings

1. Noun respectfully yours (formula at the end of a letter)
2. Noun, する verb kowtowing; kowtow (orig. meaning)

Kanji

• 頓 sudden. Read as トン.
• 首 chief. Read as シュ.

Words containing 頓首

• 閉口頓首 (へいこうとんしゅ) being at a complete loss as to what to do
• 頓首再拝 (とんしゅさいはい) respectfully yours

Word lists

• Honorific (尊敬語)

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