shiatsu
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Japanese 指圧 (shiatsu), from Middle Chinese 指 (MC tsyijX, “finger”) + 壓 (MC 'aep, “downward force”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]shiatsu (uncountable)
Translations
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Japanese 指圧 (shiatsu).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]shiatsu m (invariable)
- shiatsu (form of Japanese bodywork)
- 1975, “Prefazione [Preface]”, in Giuseppe Spalatin, transl., Shiatsu: la terapia giapponese di pressione digitale[1], Edizioni Mediterranee, translation of Shiatsu by Tokujirō Namikoshi (浪越徳治郎), published 1998, page 7:
- Lo shiatsu, metodo di terapia con pressione digitale, può dare nuova forza d'animo a qualunque individuo
- Shiatsu, a finger-pressure therapy method, can give new strength of spirit to any individual
- 1997, “Prefazione [Preface]”, in Paola Crimini, transl., Tao Shiatsu: terapia del XXI secolo[2], Edizioni Mediterranee, translation of Tao Shiatsu by Ryokyu Endo, page 32:
- L'aspetto più pratico dello shiatsu è la proiezione sul paziente delle autentiche sensazioni vitali. Questa può costituire una delle ragioni principali dell'attuale popolarità dello shiatsu.
- The most practical aspect of shiatsu is the projection of the genuine vital sensations. It might constitute one of the main reasons of shiatsu's current popularity.
- 2020, Paola Scarsi, “Sandra Aparecida Gouveia”, in Noi creiamo lavoro: storie di imprenditori immigrati [We Create Jobs: Stories of Immigrant Entrepreneurs][3], page 26:
- Affitta un appartamento dove inizia anche ad effettuare trattamenti estetici e intanto segue corsi di specializzazione, compreso uno di shiatsu per ben quattro anni.
- She rents an apartment, where she starts administering aesthetic treatments, all the while following specialized courses, including one on shiatsu for four whole years.
Adjective
[edit]shiatsu (invariable)
- (relational) shiatsu
- massaggio shiatsu ― shiatsu massage
- 1979, “Prefazione [Preface]”, in Stefania Bonarelli, transl., Zen Shiatsu: la terapia shiatsu secondo i principi dello Zen[4], Edizioni Mediterranee, translation of Zen Shiatsu - How to Harmonize Yin and Yang for Better Health by David Sergel, published 2002, page 7:
- La maggior parte delle tecniche shiatsu introdotte in Occidente piú che un trattamento medico serio si propone una pratica domestica non impegnativa.
- For the most part, the shiatsu techniques brought to the West aim – rather than at an actual medical treatment – at an effortless, domestic practice.
- 1995, “1. La Filosofia dello Shiatsu [The Philosophy of Shiatsu]”, in Paolo Antognetti, transl., Zen Shiatsu e terapie orientali[5], Edizioni Mediterranee, translation of The Macrobiotic Way of Zen Shiatsu by David Sergel, page 15:
- Se […] riceviamo un massaggio shiatsu sentiamo una pressione statica su un punto particolare, poi su un altro e così via.
- When we receive a shiatsu massage, we feel a static pressure on a particular point, then on a different one, and so on.
- 2000, Vitaliano Ravagli, Wu Ming, “67. Bologna 14 giugno 2000 [Bologna, June 14, 2000]”, in Asce di guerra [Axes of War][6], page 218:
- Ho bisogno di lavarmi, di dormire... e anche di un massaggio Shiatsu. Domattina ho udienza in tribunale.
- I need to take a shower, to sleep... and also a shiatsu massage. I have a court hearing tomorrow morning.
References
[edit]- ^ shiatsu in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading
[edit]- shiatsu in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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[edit]Romanization
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