踏ふみ俵だわら

noun

bales forming steps onto the sumo ring

Specific sumo term for the straw bales arranged as steps at the side of the dohyō, used by wrestlers to climb up.

• 力りき士しは踏ふみ俵だわらを使つかって土ど俵ひょうに上あがる。

  Sumo wrestlers use the bale steps to climb onto the ring.