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背負い投げ (しょいなげ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
背せ 負お い 投な げ also: せおいなげ · ぜおいなげ
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noun
shoulder throw ; seoi nage
martial arts
A judo technique where the thrower loads the opponent onto their back and throws them over the shoulder. The term is primarily used in martial arts contexts.
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.
せおいなげ
ぜおいなげ
ほん
技わざ
と
し
て
背し
負ょ
い
投な
げ
を
練れん
習しゅう
する
。
Practice the shoulder throw as a fundamental judo technique.
stature, height, back
Similar 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.
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.
