Tsunawatari

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綱渡り (Tsunawatari) is a Japanese noun meaning “tightrope walking, high-wire act, funambulism, treading a tightrope”.

Meanings

  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbtightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism
  2. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbtreading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

Examples

  • She dared to walk the tightrope without a net.

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Kanji in 綱渡り

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