弓ゆみ取とり式しき

noun

bow-twirling ceremony at the end of a sumo tournament day

A sumo ritual performed by a low-ranking wrestler after the final bout of the day, twirling a bow to the accompaniment of drumbeats.

• 大おお相撲ずもうの千せん秋しゅう楽らくの弓ゆみ取とり式しきは、一いち日にちの取とり組くみの終おわりを告つげる。

  The bow-twirling ceremony on the final day of a Grand Sumo Tournament marks the end of the day's matches.