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Borrowed from Japanese 指(し)圧(あつ) (shiatsu), from Middle Chinese 指 (MC tsyijX, “finger”) + 壓 (MC 'aep, “downward force”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
shiatsu
Today it means: A form of massage, using the thumbs and palms, employed as therapy. Full definition →