てつき

Japanese

Alternative spellings
手付き 手付 (dated) 手つき

Etymology

From 手(て) (te, “hand”) + 付(つ)き (tsuki, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 付(つ)く (tsuku).).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) て​つき [téꜜtsùkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [te̞t͡sɨ̥ᵝkʲi]

Noun

てつき • (tetsuki) 

1. carriage of the hand

   綺(き)麗(れい)な手(て)付(つ)きで後(おく)れ毛(げ)を耳(みみ)にかける

   kirei na tetsuki de okurege o mimi ni kakeru

   to gracefully tuck stray hairs behind one's ears

Related terms

• 腰(こ)付(しつ)き (koshitsuki)