yori-kiri; force out by gripping the belt
A sumo winning technique where the attacker maintains a grip on the opponent's belt and drives them out of the ring.
The yokozuna won by yori-kiri.
Yori-kiri is the wrestler's signature move.
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana; the most common written form.
Variant with less okurigana; seen but less common than 寄り切り.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; sometimes used for readability.
From 寄る (yoru, 'to approach') + 切る (kiru, 'to cut off; to do completely'), referring to the action of pushing the opponent out while maintaining close body contact.