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shiatsu

/ʃiːˈɑːt.suː/

shiatsu noun: a form of massage, using the thumbs and palms, employed as therapy.

Noun

shiatsu (uncountable)

  1. A form of massage, using the thumbs and palms, employed as therapy.

Origin of shiatsu

Borrowed from Japanese 指(し)圧(あつ) (shiatsu), from Middle Chinese 指 (MC tsyijX, “finger”) + 壓 (MC 'aep, “downward force”).

Words formed from shiatsu

Questions about shiatsu

What does shiatsu mean?
Shiatsu means a form of massage, using the thumbs and palms, employed as therapy.
What part of speech is shiatsu?
Shiatsu is a noun.
How do you pronounce shiatsu?
Shiatsu is pronounced /ʃiːˈɑːt.suː/.

Words near shiatsu in the dictionary

  1. Shiaphobia
  2. Shiara
  3. Shias
  4. Shiastan
  5. Shiatic
  6. shiatsu
  7. shiatzu
  8. Shiawassee County
  9. shiba
  10. shiba inu
  11. shiba inus

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