大相撲

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
大 相 撲
おお
Grade: 1 		ずもう
Grade: 3 Grade: S
kun’yomi irregular

Etymology[edit]

Compound of 大 (ō, “great, big”) +‎ 相撲 (sumō, “sumo wrestling”).[1][2] The sumō changes to zumō as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

大(おお)相撲(ずもう) • (ōzumō) ←おおずまふ (oozumafu)?

  1. a grand sumo wrestling tournament
  2. an exciting match, a long-drawn bout
  3. professional sumo wrestling

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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