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関取 (せきとり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

関せき取とり

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

sekitori; ranked sumo wrestler

sumo

A sumo wrestler in the top two divisions (makuuchi or juryo). The term is used within sumo culture; outside sumo it may be unfamiliar.

彼かれはついに関せき取とりに昇しょう進しんした。
He finally got promoted to sekitori.
関せき取とりになると給きゅう料りょうが

もらえる

。

Once you become a sekitori, you receive a salary.

Kanji

関connection, barrier, gateway
取take, fetch, take up

Similar words

力りき士し
力士 is a general term for any sumo wrestler, while 関取 specifically refers to those in the top two divisions.
幕まく内うち
幕内 is the top division of sumo; all 幕内 wrestlers are 関取, but 関取 also includes the second division (juryo).

Etymology

From 関 (seki, 'barrier' or 'checkpoint', referring to the barrier between lower and upper divisions) + 取 (tori, 'taker' or 'holder'), literally 'one who has taken the barrier'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term has been used in sumo for centuries.