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寄り切る (よりきる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

寄より切きる

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Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru)

force out of the ring; push out

sumo

Sumo term: a winning technique where the attacker maintains a body hold and forces the opponent out of the ring while staying in contact.

横よこ綱づなは寄より切きって勝かった。
The yokozuna won by forcing his opponent out of the ring.
彼かれは寄

よ

り

切き

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で

決き

め

た

。

He decided the match with a yorikiri (force-out).

Written forms

寄より切きるUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling for this sumo term.
よりきるUsage4%
寄より切きる
Variant spelling using the simplified form of 切.

Kanji

寄draw near, stop in, bring near
切cut, cutoff, be sharp

Similar words

押おし出だし
押し出し is a push-out without a sustained body hold, while 寄り切る involves maintaining a grip and forcing the opponent out while staying in contact.

Etymology

Compound of 寄り (from 寄る, 'to approach, press close') and 切る ('to do completely'). The term is specific to sumo, where it describes a decisive force-out technique.