申もうし合あい

noun

sumo practice bout between wrestlers of equal rank

A sumo term for a training match where two wrestlers of similar strength face each other, often used to gauge ability.

• 稽けい古こ場ばで、若わかい力りき士したちが申もうし合あいを行おこなっている。

  In the training room, the young sumo wrestlers are doing practice bouts against each other.