List: sumo
Terms used in sumo, a Japanese full-contact sport.
noun noun (generic) sumo
- chum, pal
- dagger, stiletto
- unbalanced record of wins between two wrestlers
noun noun (generic) sumo
- giving lessons at pupils' homes
- going to train in stable other than your own
noun noun (generic) sumo
- sliding feet, shuffling (one's feet)
- moving one's legs forward without letting one's feet leave the ground
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone sumo godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge
- to punch hard, to hit hard
noun noun (generic) slang sumo
- magnifying glass
- wrestler of the lowest rank
noun noun (generic) sumo
- classmate, graduates in the same class
- wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament
irregular okurigana Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb sumo
- to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.)
- to hit (e.g. one's leg) against, to bash into
- to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
irregular okurigana JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) sumo abbreviation
- pile, pool, collection
- gathering spot
- waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring
- liquid runoff from miso preparation
- tamari, variety of rich soy sauce (used for sashimi, etc.)
obsolete reading rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) sumo
- fundoshi, loincloth, traditional Japanese men's undergarment made from a length of cotton
- kimono underskirt
- wrestler's ornamental apron
sumo noun noun (generic) colloquial
- the 48 basic techniques
- every trick in the book
- the 48 basic sexual positions