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shiatsu.

A form of massage, using the thumbs and palms, employed as therapy.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃiːˈɑːt.suː//ʃiːˈæt.suː/
  1. A form of massage, using the thumbs and palms, employed as therapy.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 指(し)圧(あつ) (shiatsu), from Middle Chinese 指 (MC tsyijX, “finger”) + 壓 (MC 'aep, “downward force”).

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