Define mawashi まわし Meaning マワシ

まわし【回し・廻し】

(Common Noun)

1. Mawashi; Belt; Loincloth

2. Mantle; Cape

3. Gang rape

みつ【褌】

(Noun)

1. T-shaped section of a loincloth

2. Mawashi

くいさがる【食い下がる・食い下る・食下がる・食下る】

(Common Godan verb, intransitive)

1. To hang on to; To hang from; To cling to

2. To hound; To doggedly oppose; To tenaciously face (someone)

3. To grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

まえみつ【前褌】

(Noun)

1. Front of a mawashi

よこみつ【横褌】

(Noun)

1. Either side of a rikishi's mawashi

しんすもう【新相撲】

(Noun)

1. "new" sumo (for women) conducted on a mat, wearing leotards instead of a mawashi

かいなをかえす【腕を返す】

(Expression)

1. To place one's arms under those of the opponent and lift them up, in order to prevent an overhand grip on one's mawashi

ふところがふかい【懐が深い】

(Expression)

1. Broad-minded

2. (Of a rikishi) tall, with long reach, making it harder for their opponent to get a grip on their mawashi

いまわしい【忌まわしい】

(I-adjective)

1. Unpleasant; Disagreeable; Abominable; Disgusting; Unsavory

2. Unlucky; Inauspicious

ねまわし【根回し】

(Common Noun)

1. Making necessary arrangements; Laying the groundwork

2. Digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

いいまわし【言い回し・言回し】

(Common Noun)

1. Expression; Phraseology

あとまわし【後回し】

(Common Noun)

1. Putting off; Postponing

とおまわし【遠まわし・遠回し】

(Noun)

1. Indirect (roundabout) expression

てまわし【手回し】

(Noun)

1. Preparations; Arrangements

わまわし【輪回し】

(Noun)

1. Hoop trundling or rolling

きまわし【着回し・着回】

(Noun)

1. Mixing and matching (clothes, accessories, etc.); Wearing of an item of clothing in many different combinations

ねじまわし【ねじ回し・螺子回し】

(Noun)

1. Screwdriver

さるまわし【猿回し】

(Noun)

1. Showman who trains performing monkeys

くちまわし【口回し】

(Noun)

1. An expression; Phraseology

ふてまわし【不手回し】

(Noun)

1. Poor preparation; Poor arrangements

まわしもの【回し者・まわし者】

(Noun)

1. Spy; Secret agent

まわしがね【回し金】

(Noun)

1. Lathe dog

まわしのみ【回し飲み】

(Noun)

1. Drinking in turn from one cup

さらまわし【皿回し】

(Noun)

1. Plate-spinning trick; Plate spinner

ふしまわし【節回し】

(Noun)

1. Melody; Intonation

のみまわし【飲み回し】

(Noun)

1. Passing the bottle around

ふきまわし【吹き回し】

(Noun)

1. The direction of the wind; Circumstances

すそまわし【裾回し】

(Noun)

1. Lining at the bottom of a kimono

まわしよみ【回し読み】

(Noun)

1. Reading a book in turn

とりまわし【取り廻し・取り回し・取廻し・取回し】

(Noun)

1. Wrestler's belt used in a bout

おしまわし【押し回し】

(Noun)

1. Depressing something and turning it while still depressed (i.e. gas stopper, spark plug)

ペンまわし【ペン回し】

(Noun)

1. Pen spinning; Spinning a pen around between the fingers

まわしげり【回し蹴り】

(Noun)

1. Roundhouse kick; Turning kick

まわしぶみ【回し文】

(Noun)

1. Circular (document); Circulating letter

まわしうち【回し打ち・まわし打ち】

(Noun)

1. Discarding somewhat safe tiles while still trying to win a hand

はやまわし【早回し】

(Noun)

1. Spinning rapidly; Turning quickly; Fast-forward (VCR, etc.); Scanning

せりふまわし【台詞回し】

(Noun)

1. Theatrical elocution

たらいまわし【たらい回し・盥回し】

(Noun)

1. Acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back)

2. Handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order)

3. Handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)

はやてまわし【早手回し】

(Noun)

1. Early preparations

ことりまわし・こどりまわし【小取り回し・小取回し・小取回】

(Noun)

1. Lively or quick witted person

まわしぐるま【回し車】

(Noun)

1. (Hamster) wheel