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    3. あん摩

    あん摩

    あ​ん​摩ま

    massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage)

    KMT10Ref L2Medicine & HealthKanji Vocab19 strokes

    按摩

    あんま

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage)

    Noun

    2.
    masseur, masseuse, massager
    sensitive
    3.
    blind person
    archaiccolloquial

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    疲つかれた体からだを癒いやすため、あん摩まを受うけた。

    I received a massage to soothe my tired body.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    伝でん統とう的てきなあん摩まは、指し圧あつと揉もみ捏ねつを組くみ合あわせた施せ術じゅつです。

    Traditional anma is a treatment that combines acupressure and kneading.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthCulture & Traditions
    専せん門もんのあん摩ま師しによる施せ術じゅつは、深ふかいリラックス効こう果かをもたらす。

    Treatment by a professional masseur brings deep relaxation effects.

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    肩かたこりがひどいので、あん摩まで血けっ行こうを促そく進しんしてもらいたい。

    My stiff shoulders are severe, so I want to have a massage to promote blood circulation.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    昔むかしの日に本ほんでは、あん摩まは盲もう人じんの生なり業わいとして広ひろく知しられていた。

    In old Japan, anma was widely known as a profession for the blind.

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    Characters that make up this word

    摩
    ま.する・さす.る・す.る…(1)
    chafe・rub・polish・grind・scrape
    Kanji
    あ
    a
    Kana
    ん
    n
    Kana
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