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    3. 綱引き

    綱引き

    綱つな引ひき​

    tug of war

    KMT6News #12+1NounCulture & TraditionsSports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab22 strokes

    綱曳き綱引綱曳つな引き綱ひき

    つなひき

    Noun

    1.
    tug of war
    2.
    forward puller (of a rickshaw)

    Stroke 0 / 22

    Speed1.0x

    運うん動どう会かいで綱つな引ひきをした。

    We played tug of war at the sports festival.

    KMT4Sports & Martial ArtsEducation
    チーム全ぜん員いんで力ちからを合あわせて綱つな引ひきに勝しょう利りした。

    The entire team worked together and won the tug of war.

    KMT6Sports & Martial ArtsDaily Life
    地ち域いきのお祭まつりでは、大おと人なも子こ供ども参もさ加んかする綱つな引ひきが恒こう例れい行ぎょう事じだ。

    At local festivals, tug of war, in which both adults and children participate, is a regular event.

    KMT6Culture & TraditionsSports & Martial Arts
    綱つな引ひきは単たんなる力ちから比くらべではなく、チームワークと戦せん略りゃくが勝しょう敗はいを分わける。

    Tug of war is not just a test of strength; teamwork and strategy determine victory or defeat.

    KMT7Sports & Martial ArtsDaily Life
    毎まい年とし開かい催さいされる全ぜん国こく綱つな引ひき大たい会かいには、多おおくの強きょう豪ごうチームが出しゅつ場じょうする。

    Many strong teams participate in the national tug of war competition held annually.

    KMT7Sports & Martial Arts

    Characters that make up this word

    綱
    つな…(1)
    hawser・class (genus)・rope・cord・cable
    Kanji
    引
    ひ.く・ひ.ける…(5)
    pull・tug・jerk・admit・install…(2)
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
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