shiatsu

What does shiatsu mean?

shiatsu means "treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body".

How many syllables are in shiatsu?

shiatsu has 3 syllables and divides as shi-at-su under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for shiatsu?

Close synonyms include acupressure, G-Jo. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is shiatsu a common word?

shiatsu is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for shiatsu come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.