special coaching stock awarded to retired grand champion
Sumo term: a retired yokozuna may be granted the right to use a special elder name and coaching stock for one generation only, without the usual requirement to acquire it from an existing stablemaster.
After retiring, the grand champion assumed the special one-generation elder name.
年寄 is the general term for a sumo elder or stablemaster. 一代年寄 is a special status granted only to retired yokozuna, allowing them to use a unique elder name for one generation.
Standard kanji spelling for this sumo term.
Variant with okurigana; less common but still used.
Compound of 一代 (one generation) and 年寄 (sumo elder). The term refers to a special privilege in sumo where a retired yokozuna may hold an elder name for his lifetime only, without passing it on.