noun
ornamental apron (sumo)
A decorative apron worn by sumo wrestlers during the ring-entering ceremony. It is richly embroidered and often bears the wrestler's shikona or sponsor logos.
横綱の化粧回しには、美しい刺繍が施されている。
The yokozuna's ornamental apron is beautifully embroidered.
Standard kanji spelling for the sumo term.
Variant spelling using 廻し instead of 回し; both are used.
Refers to the sumo wrestler's belt or loincloth, while 化粧回し is the decorative apron worn over it during ceremonies.
Compound of 化粧 (keshō, 'makeup, decoration') and 回し (mawashi, 'wrapping, belt'). The term refers to the decorative nature of the apron.