Japanese

Noun

仕手 ‎(hiragana して, romaji shite)

1. doer
2. protagonist in a noh drama
3. operator, speculator

Alternative forms

• 為手

Derived terms

• 仕手株 (shitekabu): speculative stock
• 仕手戦 (shitesen): large-scale speculative go around
• 仕手柱 (shitebashira): upstage right pillar (on a noh stage), where the main actor stands at the start and end of the play
• 仕手相場 (shite sōba): speculators' market, speculative market