higashi
See also: Higashi
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Japanese 東 (higashi, “east”), from the way the eastern or right side of the sumo ranking list is considered more prestigious, by analogy with the rising sun as opposed to the setting sun.
Noun
higashi (plural higashi)
- (sumo) The (more prestigious) right-hand side of the banzuke.
- (sumo) A rikishi listed on the right side of the banzuke.
- (sumo) The eastern side of the ring.
See also
Japanese
Romanization
higashi