shoulder rub; shoulder massage
Refers to the act of massaging or rubbing someone's shoulders, often to relieve tension.
I gave my father a shoulder rub.
A shoulder massage works for fatigue.
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling.
Full kanji spelling; 揉 is not a jōyō kanji, so the mixed form is more common.
Compound of 肩 (shoulder) and 揉み (rub, massage), the nominalized form of 揉む (to rub).