"相槌" meaning in Japanese

See 相槌 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [a̠izɨt͡ɕi] Forms: 相槌 [canonical] (ruby: (あい), (づち)), aizuchi [romanization], afiduti [romanization], あひづち [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From あい (ai-, “mutual, together”) + 槌(つち) (tsuchi, “hammer”). The tsuchi changes to zuchi as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|あい|あい-|槌|つち|t1=mutual, together|t2=hammer}} あい (ai-, “mutual, together”) + 槌(つち) (tsuchi, “hammer”), {{sortkey|ja|相槌}} あいつち', {{rendaku2|tsuchi|zuchi}} The tsuchi changes to zuchi as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-noun|あいづち|hhira=あひづち}} 相(あい)槌(づち) • (aizuchi) ^(←あひづち (afiduti)?)
  1. (archaic, metalworking) (two persons) hammering an object alternately or in unison Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-相槌-ja-noun-NZii8fjd Categories (other): Metalworking, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 56 22 23 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 52 27 20 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 53 24 23 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 52 24 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 54 19 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 8 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 8 26 Topics: arts, crafts, engineering, hobbies, lifestyle, metallurgy, metalworking, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (construction) a large hammer used to drive a ridgepole, beam, or other large member
    Sense id: en-相槌-ja-noun-rCHQ0mbr Categories (other): Construction, Japanese terms prefixed with あい, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Talking, Tools Disambiguation of Japanese terms prefixed with あい: 29 44 27 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 32 43 26 Disambiguation of Talking: 25 49 25 Disambiguation of Tools: 15 69 16 Topics: business, construction, manufacturing
  3. customary signals made during a conversation to indicate comprehension or attentiveness; backchannelling
    Sense id: en-相槌-ja-noun-jt0lKu~m
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 相槌を打つ: chime in (aizuchi o utsu) (ruby: 相槌(あいづち), ())
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      "roman": "aizuchi o utsu",
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        ],
        [
          "打",
          "う"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "相槌を打つ: chime in"
    }
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          "name": "Metalworking",
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          "_dis": "54 19 28",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "english": "When a blacksmith says aizuchi they mean two people working face-to-face",
          "ref": "[c. 1288, Chiribukuro, volume 8:",
          "roman": "Kaji ga aizuchi to iu wa, futari mukai de utsu yue yo",
          "text": "鍛冶があひつちと云ふは、二人むかひてうつゆへ歟",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "(two persons) hammering an object alternately or in unison"
      ],
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        "(archaic, metalworking) (two persons) hammering an object alternately or in unison"
      ],
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        "crafts",
        "engineering",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "metallurgy",
        "metalworking",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
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          "_dis": "29 44 27",
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          "name": "Tools",
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          "parents": [],
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        "a large hammer used to drive a ridgepole, beam, or other large member"
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        "(construction) a large hammer used to drive a ridgepole, beam, or other large member"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "construction",
        "manufacturing"
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      "other": "あいづち"
    },
    {
      "other": "あいづち"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a̠izɨt͡ɕi]"
    }
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}
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    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese terms prefixed with あい",
    "Japanese terms spelled with jinmeiyō kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms with rendaku",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ja:Talking",
    "ja:Tools"
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          "打",
          "う"
        ]
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    }
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    }
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      "name": "ja-compound"
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          "づち"
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        "ja:Metalworking"
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          "roman": "Kaji ga aizuchi to iu wa, futari mukai de utsu yue yo",
          "text": "鍛冶があひつちと云ふは、二人むかひてうつゆへ歟",
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      ],
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        "archaic"
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        "crafts",
        "engineering",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "metallurgy",
        "metalworking",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
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        "(construction) a large hammer used to drive a ridgepole, beam, or other large member"
      ],
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        "business",
        "construction",
        "manufacturing"
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    },
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      ],
      "links": [
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    }
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      "other": "あいづち"
    },
    {
      "other": "あいづち"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a̠izɨt͡ɕi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "相槌"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 相槌 meaning in Japanese (3.6kB)

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