Meaning of たらい回し in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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たらい回し, 盥回し
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Kana Readingたらいまわし
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Romajitaraimawashi
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Word Senses
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- 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)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
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Example Sentences
たらい回し, 盥回し, たらいまわし used in context
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences
On: カイ, エ
Kun: 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
6 strokes
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