also: すまい
sumo; sumo wrestling
Refers to the Japanese wrestling sport, including both the traditional professional world and the act of wrestling in the sumo style. Common in phrases such as 相撲を取る and 相撲を見る.
I watched sumo on TV on Sunday.
The children are wrestling sumo in the ring.
Abbreviated use for 相撲取り, 'sumo wrestler.' It is more limited and context-dependent than 力士 or 相撲取り, and often appears in expressions such as 元相撲.
See also: 相撲取り
The shop owner is a former sumo wrestler and still has a big build.
元相撲 is sometimes used as an abbreviation of 元相撲取り, meaning a former sumo wrestler.
My grandfather likes watching sumo on TV.
He is a former sumo wrestler and now runs a restaurant.
The wrestlers practice sumo every morning.
相撲取り is the full, unambiguous word for a sumo wrestler, whereas 相撲 in this sense is its shortened, context-dependent form.
power sumo; strength-based sumo
female sumo wrestling; female sumo wrestler
Rare kanji form given; 相撲 is the standard spelling.
Kana spelling is practical in learner-facing or casual contexts, though the normal adult spelling is 相撲.