yorikiri

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English

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Etymology

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From Japanese 寄り切り (yorikiri, “frontal force out”).

Noun

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yorikiri (plural yorikiri)

  1. (sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker drives his opponent out backwards while maintaining a constant grip on his mawashi.

Japanese

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Romanization

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yorikiri

  1. Rōmaji transcription of よりきり
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