Vocab Info

N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

(つな)(わた)tightrope walking, funambulism

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      tightrope walking, high-wire act, funambulism

    2. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      treading a tightrope, walking on thin ice, pulling a risky balancing act

      Idiomatic expression

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    綱渡り 【つなわたり】

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      綱渡(つなわた)練習(れんしゅう)(ちゅう)(つな)から落下(らっか)する。

      Falling from the rope while practicing tightrope walking. {tightrope walking, funambulism}

      • N1

      サーカスで綱渡(つなわた)をする曲芸(きょくげい)披露(ひろう)する。

      Perform a tightrope walking act at the circus. {tightrope walking, funambulism}

      • N1

      (ぼく)借金(しゃっきん)綱渡(つなわた)をして不況(ふきょう)()()えています。

      I am overcoming the recession by tightrope walking through my debts. {tightrope walking, funambulism}

      • N1

      その会社(かいしゃ)経営(けいえい)毎日(まいにち)綱渡(つなわた)で、社長(しゃちょう)日々(ひび)ビクビクしている。

      The management of that company is like tightrope walking every day, and the president is nervous on a daily basis. {tightrope walking, funambulism}

      • N1

      両手(りょうて)(おもり)()って左右(さゆう)のバランスを調整(ちょうせい)することで綱渡(つなわた)がしやすくなる。

      Tightrope walking becomes easier by adjusting the balance on both sides by holding weights in both hands. {tightrope walking, funambulism}

      • N1
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