相撲

Sumo wrestling

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Other forms

お相撲さん o-sumou-san, sumo wrestler

角力 rare kanji

力士 rikishi, sumo wrestler, formal

1 Noun

Sumo Wrestling (the sport)

A traditional form of Japanese full-contact wrestling where opponents try to force each other out of a circular ring or onto the ground.

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日本の国技は相撲です。

Japan's national sport is sumo.

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2 Noun

Sumo Wrestler

A colloquial reference to a professional sumo wrestler.

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相撲

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Sumo wrestling

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