Word Meaning たらい回し

たらいまわし taraimawashi

たらい回し is read as たらいまわし (taraimawashi) and means acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back).

Meaning

English

  1. acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back)
  2. handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
  3. handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order)

Reading

Kana

たらいまわし

Romaji

taraimawashi

Writing Variants

  • 盥回し たらいまわし taraimawashi

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 40193 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

言い回し

いいまわし

expression

後回し

あとまわし

putting off

回し

まわし

gang rape

遠回し

とおまわし

roundabout (e.g. expression)

長回し

ながまわし

long take (film-making)

手回し

てまわし

preparations

コマ回し

こままわし

top spinning

ねじ回し

ねじまわし

screwdriver

ろくろ回し

ろくろまわし

gesticulating with your hands as if you were shaping ceramics on a pottery wheel

パス回し

ぱすまわし

passing the ball

ぶん回し

ぶんまわし

revolving stage

ペン回し

ぺんまわし

pen spinning