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表層形
たらい回し
タライマワシ
名詞

たらい回し (タライマワシ)

Taraimawashi · たらいまわし — acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)

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たらい回し in rōmaji: taraimawashi.

名詞 普通名詞 サ変可能 *
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Updated: 2026年8月14日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
たらい回し
見出し語 (Lemma)
盥回し
読み (Reading)
タライマワシ
品詞 (POS)
名詞・普通名詞・サ変可能・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
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活用形 (Conj. Form)
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表記 (Orthography)
たらい回し
読み・基本形
タライマワシ
表記・基本形
たらい回し
見出し語の読み
タライマワシ
💡 English Meaning

たらい回し means “acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)” — full definition & examples →

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