あん摩ま

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

massage; anma massage

Refers to massage in general, but especially the traditional Japanese anma technique. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to give/receive a massage'.

• 肩かたが凝こったので、あん摩まをしてもらった。

  My shoulders were stiff, so I had a massage.

• 彼かれは毎まい晩ばん、自じ分ぶんで足あしをあん摩ましている。

  He massages his own feet every night.

noun

masseur; masseuse

Sensitive term for a massage practitioner, especially one trained in traditional anma. Often replaced by more modern terms like マッサージ師 in contemporary contexts.

• 祖そ父ふは若わかい頃ころ、あん摩まとして働はたらいていた。

  My grandfather worked as a masseur when he was young.

noun

blind person

Archaic and colloquial term for a blind person, derived from the historical association of blind people with the massage profession. Now considered outdated and potentially offensive.

• 昔むかしは「あんま」が目めの不ふ自じ由ゆうな人ひとを指さす言こと葉ばとして使つかわれた。

  In the past, 'anma' was used as a word for blind people.