Word Meaning 綱渡り

つなわたり tsunawatari

綱渡り is read as つなわたり (tsunawatari) and means tightrope walking.

Meaning

English

  1. tightrope walking
  2. high-wire act
  3. funambulism
  4. treading a tightrope
  5. walking on thin ice
  6. pulling a risky balancing act

Reading

Kana

つなわたり

Romaji

tsunawatari

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 5437 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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綱取り

つなとり

ozeki wrestler's attempt to reach the rank of yokozuna

つな

grand champion's braided belt

綱紀

こうき

law and order

綱領

こうりょう

general plan

綱引き

つなひき

forward puller (of a rickshaw)

綱紀粛正

こうきしゅくせい

enforcement of official discipline

綱打ち式

つなうちしき

ceremony of tsuna-making

綱手

つなで

mooring rope

綱目

こうもく

main point and details

綱要

こうよう

elements

刃渡り

はわたり

length of a blade

不渡り

ふわたり

dishonouring (a bill)