按摩師 (あんまし, anmashi) Japanese meaning: masseur | KotomoraHe is a nationally licensed massage therapist.
My grandmother has a masseur massage her shoulders every week.
Written forms
按摩師
Standard kanji spelling for a professional massage therapist.
あん摩師
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; 按摩 is sometimes written with あん摩 to avoid the negative connotation of 按.
あんま師
Kana-kanji spelling; あんま is a common kana rendering of 按摩.
Etymology
Compound of 按摩 (あんま, 'massage') + 師 (し, 'master' or 'specialist'). 按摩 is derived from Chinese 按摩 (ànmó).
