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dohyo — /dōˈyō/ noun (in sumo wrestling) the ring or marked area in which the wrestlers compete ORIGIN: Jap … Useful english dictionary
Dohyō — A dohyō The dohyō (土俵) is the ring in which sumo wrestling bouts are held. A modern dohyo is a circle of rice straw bales 4.55 meters in diameter, mounted on a square platform of clay 6.7m on a side, and 34 to 60 cm high. The surface is… … Wikipedia
dohyo matsuri — noun a Shinto ceremony in which the dohyo in purified and blessed prior to each basho … Wiktionary
dohyo-iri — noun a ring entering ceremony performed by rikishi, in the juryo and higher divisions, upon entering the dohyo … Wiktionary
dohyo — [ dəʊjəʊ] noun (plural dohyos) the ring within which sumo wrestling takes place. Origin Japanese, abbrev. of dohyōba wrestling arena … English new terms dictionary
Kanreki dohyō-iri — In sumo wrestling, a kanreki dohyō iri (Japanese: 還暦土俵入り) is a ring entering ceremony (dohyō iri) performed by a former yokozuna in celebration of his 60th birthday (called kanreki in Japanese). If he is a toshiyori (a sumo elder), the ceremony… … Wikipedia
makuuchi dohyo-iri — noun a group ring entering ceremony performed by all members of the makuuchi division, except the yokozuna, after the juryo bouts … Wiktionary
Sumo — For other uses, see Sumo (disambiguation). Sumo (相撲) A sumo match (tori kumi) with komusubi Kotoshōgiku in January 2008. Focus Grappling Hardness Full contact … Wikipedia
Kimarite — (決まり手 kimari te) are winning techniques in a sumo bout. For each bout in a Grand Sumo tournament (or honbasho), a sumo referee, or gyoji, will decide and announce the type of kimarite used by the winner. It is possible, or kanou (although rare,… … Wikipedia
Glossary of sumo terms — Rikishi redirects here. For the professional wrestler, see Rikishi (wrestler). The following words are terms used in sumo wrestling in Japan. Banzuke for the 1993 May tournament, with an example of a wrestler at sekiwake rank, Wakashoyo, as… … Wikipedia
