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    3. 肩たたき

    肩たたき

    肩かたた​た​き​

    pounding lightly on the shoulders (to relieve stiffness)

    KMT10News #35+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab20 strokes

    肩叩き

    かたたたき

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    pounding lightly on the shoulders (to relieve stiffness), shoulder massage, massage stick for pounding the shoulders
    2.
    tapping on the shoulder (as a hint to resign), urging someone to resign, pressuring someone to resign

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    お母かあさんに肩かたたきをしてあげた。

    I gave my mother a shoulder massage.

    KMT6Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    疲つかれた時ときは、肩かたたたきが気き持もちいい。

    When I'm tired, a shoulder massage feels good.

    KMT7Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    長ちょう時じ間かんのデスクワークで肩かたが凝こったので、肩かたたたき棒ぼうを買かった。

    My shoulders became stiff from long hours of desk work, so I bought a shoulder massage stick.

    KMT9Daily LifeWork & CareerMedicine & Health
    会かい社しゃから肩かたたたきを受うけ、彼かれは早そう期き退たい職しょくを決けつ意いした。

    He received a hint to resign from the company and decided to take early retirement.

    KMT10Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    業ぎょう績せき不ふ振しんの部ぶ署しょでは、部ぶ長ちょうが部ぶ下かへの肩かたたたきを始はじめたらしい。

    It seems that in the underperforming department, the manager has started urging subordinates to resign.

    KMT10Work & CareerBusiness & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    肩
    かた…(1)
    shoulder
    Kanji
    た
    ta
    Kana
    き
    ki
    Kana
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