土俵入り

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
ひょう
Grade: 6

Grade: 1

Etymology

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Compound of 土俵(どひょう) (dohyō, sumo ring) + () (iri), the (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (iru, come in).

Noun

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()(ひょう)() (dohyōiri

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