櫓やぐら太だい鼓こ

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Meanings

1

sumo drum; drum announcing bouts

In sumo, the drum beaten on a tower to signal the start of the day's matches or to draw spectators. Also refers to the sound itself.

取とり

組くみ

が

始はじ

まる

合あい

図ず

だ

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When you hear the sound of the sumo drum, it's the signal that the bouts are starting.

初はつ場ば所しょの朝あさ、櫓やぐら太鼓だいこが響ひびき渡わたった。

On the morning of the January tournament, the sumo drum resounded.