Definition of 綱引き (つなひき)

つな

綱引き

つなひき

tsunahiki

noun
1.
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable)
2.
forward puller (of a rickshaw)
Other readings:
綱曳き【つなひき】
Related Kanji
hawser, class (genus), rope, cord, cable
pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
Example sentences(showing 1 results)

こっかい
国会
うご
動き
もんだい
問題
とう
与野党
あい
せいてき
政治的
つな
綱引き
Parliamentary activity has become a political tug of war between the ruling and opposition parties over the issue