潰し

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 潰し – see the following entry.

[noun] 潰, 潰し: [unknown] the act of crushing

[noun] 潰, 潰し: [from 1678] the act of melting utensils to ore

[noun] 潰, 潰し: [from c. 1871 or 1872] abbreviation of 潰島田 (tsubushishimada, “a type of Edo period hairdo by women”)

[noun] 潰, 潰し: [unknown] the act of destroying; destruction

[noun] 潰, 潰し: [from 1678] a good-for-nothing

[noun] 潰, 潰し: [unknown] something timewasting; something time-consuming

[noun] 潰, 潰し: [unknown] something that obstructs

[noun] 潰, 潰し: [from 1915] (slang, used by criminals) unlicensed prostitute; vagrant

[noun] 潰, 潰し: [from c. 1973 or 1974] (dialect, Niigata (Sado, Naka-Kubiki)) an animal such as a horse or a cow that cannot move

[noun] 潰, 潰し: [from 1974] (dialect, Niigata (Sado)) a weight attached to a fishing line

Alternative spelling
潰

(This term, 潰し, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

潰(つぶ)し • (tsubushi)