Word details
燕返し
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 燕返し.
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Entry
1
quickly reversed cut (sword technique)
2
Martial arts
swallow counter (judo technique); swallow flight reversal
3
Mahjong
swapping one's hand with the bottom row of the nearest wall (cheating technique)
4
Mahjong
completing a hand with an opponent's discarded riichi tile
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