- 1. [n] tug of war
- 2. [n] forward puller (of a rickshaw)
Kanji in this word
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綱
hawser, class (genus), rope, cord, cableOn: コウ (kou)Kun: つな (tsuna)
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引
pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer toOn: イン (in)Kun: ひ.く (hi.ku)、 ひ.ける (hi.keru)
Example Sentences
国会の動きはこの問題をめぐる与野党間の政治的綱引きとなった。
Parliamentary activity has become a political tug of war between the ruling and opposition parties over the issue.