断だん髪ぱつ式しき

noun

sumo retirement ceremony (top-knot cutting)

A formal sumo ceremony where a retiring wrestler's top-knot is cut off, symbolizing his departure from the ring.

• 横よこ綱づなの断だん髪ぱつ式しきには多おおくのファンが詰つめかけた。

  Many fans flocked to the yokozuna's retirement ceremony.