前まえ頭がしら

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

rank-and-file wrestlers in the top division

Sumo term for wrestlers in the makuuchi division who are not in the titled ranks (yokozuna, ozeki, sekiwake, komusubi).

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A rank-and-file wrestler scored a huge upset by defeating an ozeki.

前まえ頭がしら〈数かず〉枚まい目めthe nth-ranked maegashira wrestler
前まえ頭がしら三さん枚まい目めの力りき士しが優ゆう勝しょうした。
The third-ranked maegashira wrestler won the tournament.
〈人ひと〉が前まえ頭がしらに昇しょう進しんするfor someone to be promoted to the maegashira rank
彼かれは来き場ば所しょ、前まえ頭がしらに昇しょう進しんする。
He will be promoted to maegashira next tournament.

平ひら幕まく
平幕 is a common alternative term for 前頭, both referring to the non-titled wrestlers in the top sumo division.

幕まく内うち
幕内 refers to the entire top sumo division, while 前頭 specifically means the wrestlers in that division who hold no titled rank.
小こ結むすび
小結 and 前頭 are adjacent sumo ranks that are easy to mix up, with 前頭 being the rank just below 小結.

Compound of 前 (front) and 頭 (head), literally 'front head', referring to the leading rank-and-file wrestlers in the top division.