List: sumo
Terms used in sumo, a Japanese full-contact sport.
sumo noun noun (generic)
- "new" sumo (for women) conducted on a mat, wearing leotards instead of a mawashi
sumo noun noun (generic)
- wrestling performed in a sitting position
noun noun (generic) sumo
- T-shaped section of a loincloth
- mawashi
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone sumo noun noun (generic)
- striking the face
sumo interjection
- hakkeyoi!, come on!, go ahead!
sumo noun noun (generic)
- holding two positions at once (esp. of rikishi or judges who are also coaches)
usually written using kana alone sumo noun noun (generic)
- sponsors of rikishi or their stables
sumo noun noun (generic)
- ritual gestures (squatting, clapping, etc.) indicating that a fight will be clean
sumo expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to place one's arms under those of the opponent and lift them up, in order to prevent an overhand grip on one's mawashi
sumo noun noun (generic)
- battling to knock away the hands of one's opponent, in order to achieve an advantageous position