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立呼び出し (たてよびだし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

立たて呼よび出だし

Meanings

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noun

highest ranked usher (sumo)

sumo

In sumo, the most senior yobidashi (usher/announcer) who calls wrestlers to the ring. A specific rank within the yobidashi hierarchy.

立たて呼よび出だしは、大おお相撲ずもうで最もっとも地ち位いの高たかい呼よび出だしです。
The tateyobidashi is the highest-ranked usher in professional sumo.

Kanji

立stand up, rise, set up
呼call, call out to, invite
出exit, leave, go out

Similar words

呼よび出だし
呼び出し is the general term for sumo ushers/announcers; 立呼び出し is the top rank among them.

Etymology

Compound of 立 (tate, 'standing' or 'leading') and 呼び出し (yobidashi, 'usher' or 'announcer'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is specific to sumo.