noun
sumo ranking calligraphy
A distinctive, bold calligraphic style used to write the banzuke (sumo ranking sheets).
相撲文字は、番付表に使われる独特の書体です。
Sumo-moji is a distinctive calligraphy style used on the banzuke ranking sheets.
The ranking sheet itself, on which 相撲文字 is written.
Compound of 相撲 (sumo) and 文字 (character, script). The exact origin of the calligraphic style is uncertain, but it is traditionally associated with sumo ranking sheets.