Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

komatasukui

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ko-mata-sukui
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kimarite in which the attacker attempts to throw his opponent and, when the opponent steps forward to defend himself, the attacker grabs his leg, near the thigh, and pulls upward driving the opponent over backwards.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 小股掬い, meaning "over thigh scooping body drop".

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 小股掬い

Questions

What does komatasukui mean?: A kimarite in which the attacker attempts to throw his opponent and, when the opponent steps forward to defend himself, the attacker grabs his leg, near the thigh, and pulls upward driving the opponent over backwards.
Where does komatasukui come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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