Word details

猿臂打ち

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 猿臂打ち.

Dictionary

Entry

猿臂打ちえんぴうちNoun
1

Martial arts

elbow strike (karate)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

monkey

13 strokesFrequency 1,772JLPT N1Grade 8

On

エン

Kun

さる

Nanori

さわざるまし

elbow

17 strokes

On

Kun

ひじ

strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen

5 strokesFrequency 239JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ダース

Kun

う.つう.ち-ぶ.つ

Nanori

うち

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