Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of たらい回し(たらいまわし) in Japanese

たらい回し, 盥回し
Kana Reading
たらいまわし
Romaji
taraimawashi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back)
    Example sentence
    政権のたらい回しは反対だ。 I'm opposed to political power being monopolized within a clique.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)

Examples of たらい回し, 盥回し, たらいまわし in a sentence

  • 政権のたらい回しは反対だ。

    I'm opposed to political power being monopolized within a clique.

Kanji in this word

回 JLPT 4

6 strokes

-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences

On'Yomi: カイ, エ

Kun'Yomi: まわ.る, -まわ.る, -まわ.り, まわ.す, -まわ.す, まわ.し-, -まわ.し, もとお.る, か.える

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盥

16 strokes

tub, washbasin

On'Yomi: カン

Kun'Yomi: たらい, そそ.ぐ

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