Word Meaning 卍固め

まんじがため manjigatame

卍固め is read as まんじがため (manjigatame) and means octopus hold (wrestling).

Meaning

English

  1. octopus hold (wrestling)
  2. grapevine stretch

Reading

Kana

まんじがため

Romaji

manjigatame

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 154272 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

固め

かため

somewhat hard

二世の固め

にせのかため

marriage vows

横四方固め

よこしほうがため

yoko-shiho-gatame (judo hold in which the opponent's shoulders and hips are pinned)

縦四方固め

たてしほうがため

tate-shiho-gatame (judo)

地固め

じがため

laying foundations

口固め

くちがため

forbidding someone from telling others

身固め

みがため

Onmyōdō spell for strengthening one's body

足固め

あしがため

leg hold (wrestling, judo, etc.)

守備固め

しゅびがため

making replacements for defensive purposes in the late inning of a game

証拠固め

しょうこがため

gathering evidence

4の字固め

よんのじがため

figure-four (pro wrestling move)

袈裟固め

けさがため

scarf hold (in judo)