大おお関ぜき

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Meanings

noun

ōzeki (second highest rank in sumo)

sumo

The second highest rank in professional sumo, below yokozuna. A wrestler at this rank is called an ōzeki.

彼かれは先せん場ば所しょ、大おお関ぜきに昇しょう進しんした。
He was promoted to ōzeki last tournament.
大おお関ぜきは横よこ綱づなに次つぐ地ち位いだ。
Ōzeki is the rank just below yokozuna.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が大おお関ぜきに昇しょう進しんするfor someone to be promoted to the rank of ōzeki
その力りき士しは今こん場ば所しょの活かつ躍やくで大おお関ぜきに昇しょう進しんした。
That wrestler was promoted to ōzeki thanks to his strong performance this tournament.
大おお関ぜきが陥かん落らくするfor an ōzeki to be demoted from the rank
成せい績せきが悪わるく、彼かれは大おお関ぜきから陥かん落らくした。
Because of his poor results, he was demoted from ōzeki.

Kanji

大large, big
関connection, barrier, gateway

Don't confuse with

関せき脇わけ
大関 is the rank directly above 関脇, so learners often mix up which is higher when memorizing sumo ranks.
横よこ綱づなN1
横綱 is the very top sumo rank, while 大関 is the rank just below it—learners often mix up the order of these two titles.
小こ結むすび
小結 and 大関 are both sumo rank titles, but 大関 is the second-highest rank, far above 小結.

Word family

新しん大おお関ぜき
newly promoted ozeki wrestler
大おお関ぜき陥かん落らく
demotion from ōzeki ranking
横よこ綱づな大おお関ぜき
grand champion filling the rank of champion to keep their number at two
看かん板ばん大おお関ぜき
physically exceptional wrestler promoted straight to ōzeki during the Edo period
角かど番ばん大おお関ぜき
ozeki in danger of demotion
返かえり大おお関ぜき
returning ozeki; former ozeki regaining rank

Built from

大おお+関せき

Etymology

From 関, an old title for a champion wrestler, with 大 marking the strongest among them. In Edo rankings 大関 was the highest formal rank before 横綱 became independent.