Kinto - Kinto

Japanese: 筋斗 - きんと

〘Noun〙 ("Suji" is a tool used for cutting wood. It has a light handle and a heavy head, so it often turns around) To do a somersault. ※Wakagishu (around 1377) Jinzhike entered Fujian "Last night I turned around in the empty _sky , _and swallowed the _elephant's bones on the lion's peak _. " ※Words of the Dwarf (1923-27)〈Akutagawa Ryunosuke〉Dwarf's Prayer " As long as I wear this colorful robe, play this game of Suji, and enjoy this peaceful time, I am a dwarf who is satisfied with everything." 〔Zhang Xian - Poem titled Heishen Temple〕

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (「筋」は木を切る道具。柄が軽く頭が重いのでよく斗転（=ぐるりとまわること）するところから) とんぼがえりをすること。※若木集（1377頃）実知客由広入閩「虚空昨夜飜_二筋斗_一、師子峯呑_二象骨岩_一」※侏儒の言葉（1923‐27）〈芥川龍之介〉侏儒の祈り「わたしはこの綵衣を纏(まと)ひ、この筋斗の戯を献じ、この太平を楽しんでゐれば不足のない侏儒でございます」〔張憲‐題黒神廟詩〕

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