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背負い投げ (seoinage) Japanese meaning: shoulder throw | Kotomora
背せ 負お い 投な げ also: しょいなげ · ぜおいなげ
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He scored an ippon with a shoulder throw.
Practice the shoulder throw as a fundamental judo technique.
Expressions 背せ 負お い 投な げを 食く う be betrayed unexpectedly; be stabbed in the back; be double-crossed Related words 一いっ 本ぽん 背ぜ 負お い A variant of seoi nage where the thrower grips the opponent's arm with both hands, often executed from a deeper entry.
体たい 落お とし A different judo throw (body drop) where the opponent is thrown over an extended leg rather than the shoulder.
Written forms 背負い投げ
しょいなげ
Standard kanji spelling. The reading しょいなげ is the most common in modern judo contexts.
せおいなげ
Alternate reading; less common but still used.
ぜおいなげ
Rare reading; may appear in older texts or specific dialects.
しょいなげ
ぜおいなげ
Etymology Compound of 背負い (seoi, 'carrying on one's back') and 投げ (nage, 'throw'). The reading しょいなげ is a contraction of せおいなげ.
