前褌まえみつ

noun

front part of a sumo wrestler's mawashi

Refers specifically to the front section of the thick belt (mawashi) worn by sumo wrestlers, covering the groin area. A specialized sumo term.

• 力りき士しは前まえ褌みつをしっかり締しめて土ど俵ひょうに上あがった。

  The wrestler tightened the front of his mawashi and stepped onto the ring.