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大横綱 (だいよこづな, daiyokozuna) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

大だい横よこ綱づな

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Meanings

1

truly great grand champion

Sumo term for a yokozuna who is considered exceptionally great, typically having won at least 10 top-division (makuuchi) tournaments. The prefix 大 (dai) emphasizes greatness beyond the already high rank.

白はく鵬ほうは大だい横よこ綱づなと呼よばれるに

ふさわしい

成せい

績せき

を

残のこ

し

た

。

Hakuho left a record worthy of being called a truly great grand champion.

大だい横よこ綱づなの条じょう件けんとして、優ゆう勝しょう10回かい以い上じょうがよく挙あげられる。

As a condition for being a truly great grand champion, winning 10 or more tournaments is often cited.

Kanji

大large, big
横sideways, side, horizontal
綱hawser, class (genus), rope

Related words

横よこ綱づな
横綱 is the highest rank in sumo; 大横綱 is a special honorific for a yokozuna who is considered historically great, often based on tournament wins and dominance.

Built from

大だい+横よこ綱づな

Etymology

Compound of 大 (dai, 'great') + 横綱 (yokozuna, 'grand champion'). The term is used within sumo to distinguish legendary yokozuna from those who merely attained the rank.