横綱

See also: 橫綱

Japanese

Kanji in this term
横	綱
よこ Grade: 3	つな > づな Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
橫綱 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) よこずな [yòkózúná] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [jo̞ko̞zɨᵝna̠]

Noun

横(よこ)綱(づな) • (yokozuna)

(sumo) yokozuna; denoting either the highest rank in sumo-wrestling or one of the two persons holding it

See also

大関 (ōzeki): ozeki
関脇 (sekiwake): sekiwake
小結 (komusubi): komusubi
前頭 (maegashira): maegashira
幕内 (makuuchi): makuuchi
十両 (jūryō): juryo
幕下 (makushita): makushita
三段目 (sandanme): sandanme
序二段 (jonidan): jonidan
序ノ口 (jonokuchi): jonokuchi

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