土俵入り

Japanese
Kanji in this term
土 俵 入
ど
Grade: 1		 ひょう
Grade: 5		 い
Grade: 1

Etymology

Compound of 土 (ど)俵 (ひょう) (dohyō, “sumo ring”) + 入 (い)り (iri), the 連 (れん)用 (よう)形 (けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 入 (い)る (iru, “come in”).

Noun

土俵入り (hiragana どひょういり, rōmaji dohyōiri)

  1. (sumo) dohyo-iri, a ring-entering ceremony performed by rikishi in the higher divisions
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