手綱 (たづな) – 1. reins; bridle 2. control; the reins (on) | Shirabe

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手綱たづな

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Pitch accent

Meaning

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English · JMdict

reins;bridle

競馬けいばの騎手きしゅは、レースが始はじまる前まえ、はやる馬うまを抑おさえて、手綱たづなを握にぎりしめる。

Before the horse race begins, the jockeys grip the reins tightly to restrain the impatient horses.
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English · JMdict

control;the reins (on)
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English · Wikipedia

Reins are items of horse tack, used to direct a horse or other animal used for riding or driving. Reins can be made of leather, nylon, metal, or other materials, and attach to a bridle via either its bit or its noseband.

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てづな Tezuna

Kanji

手シュ hand 綱コウ hawser, class (genus), rope

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競馬けいばの騎手きしゅは、レースが始はじまる前まえ、はやる馬うまを抑おさえて、手綱たづなを握にぎりしめる。

Before the horse race begins, the jockeys grip the reins tightly to restrain the impatient horses.

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