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shiatsu en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ʃiːˈæt.suː/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ʃiːˈɑːt.suː/

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 指(し)圧(あつ) (shiatsu), from Middle Chinese 指 (MC tsyijX, “finger”) + 壓 (MC 'aep, “downward force”).

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A form of massage, using the thumbs and palms, employed as therapy.

Deriveds

watsu

Translations (11)

ru шиа́цу (shiatsu) · ja 指圧 (shiatsu) · ru акупрессу́ра (shiatsu) · cmn 指壓 /指压 (shiatsu) · fi shiatsu (shiatsu) · es shiatsu (shiatsu) · fr shiatsu (shiatsu) · ru сиа́цу (shiatsu) · ko 지압 (shiatsu) · de Shiatsu (shiatsu) · es digitopuntura (shiatsu)