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nage-waza

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
nage-waza
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the 12 throwing techniques.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 投げ技.

Questions

What does nage-waza mean?
Any of the 12 throwing techniques.
Where does nage-waza come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 投げ技.

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