King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

手刀を切る (tegatanaokiru)

Romaji: tegatanaokiru

Meaning

  1. to make a ceremonial hand movement when receiving the monetary award (sumo)
  2. to make a one handed cutting gesture of apology when passing in front of people

Kanji and stroke order

hand
on: シュ、ズ
kun: て、て-、-て、た-
4 strokes · JLPT 4
sword, saber, knife
on: トウ
kun: かたな、そり
2 strokes · JLPT 1
cut, cutoff, be sharp
on: セツ、サイ
kun: き.る、-き.る、き.り、-き.り
4 strokes · JLPT 3

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.