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猿臂打ち (enpiuchi) Japanese meaning: elbow strike | Kotomora

猿えん臂ぴ打うち

Meanings

1

martial arts›

A karate technique; a strike delivered with the elbow.

空から手ての試し合あいで猿えん臂ぴ打うちを決きめた。
He landed an elbow strike in the karate match.

Kanji

猿monkey
臂elbow
打strike, hit, knock

Built from

猿えん臂ぴ+

打うつ

Etymology

Compound of 猿臂 (enpi, 'monkey's elbow', a term for the elbow in martial arts) and 打ち (uchi, 'strike').