溜たまり席せき

also: タマリせき

Meanings

noun

ringside seat (sumo)

sumo

In sumo, the seats closest to the ring, traditionally on tatami cushions. Also called 砂かぶり.

溜たまり席せきは砂すなかぶりとも呼よばれ、大おお相撲ずもうで最もっとも迫はく力りょくのある席せきです。
The ringside seats, also called suna-kaburi, are the most thrilling seats in grand sumo.

Kanji

溜collect, gather, be in arrears
席seat, mat, occasion

Related words

砂すなかぶり
Synonym for 溜まり席; literally 'sand-covered', referring to the same ringside seats.
枡ます席せき
Box seats in sumo, slightly farther from the ring than 溜まり席.

Written forms

溜たまり席せき
Standard kanji spelling using 溜まり (gathering place) and 席 (seat).
溜たまり席せき
Abbreviated kanji form; less common but still used.
溜たまり席せき
Variant with 溜り instead of 溜まり; same reading and meaning.
タマリ席せき
Katakana spelling for the first part, sometimes seen in sumo contexts.
たまり席せき
Hiragana spelling for the first part; used for clarity or in informal writing.
タマリせき

Etymology

From 溜まり (gathering place, from 溜まる 'to gather') + 席 (seat). The term originally referred to the area where sumo wrestlers wait, and later came to denote the closest spectator seats.