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相撲 (すもう, sumou) Japanese meaning: sumo | Kotomora
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I watched sumo on TV on Sunday.
The children are wrestling sumo in the ring.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと〉 〉 が 相撲すもう を 見み る to watch sumo (wrestling)
My grandfather likes watching sumo on TV.
元相撲もとすもう a former sumo wrestler
He is a former sumo wrestler and now runs a restaurant.
相撲すもう の 稽古けいこ をする to practice/train in sumo
The wrestlers practice sumo every morning.
Expressions 相撲すもう を 取と る take part in sumo; wrestle in sumo · wrestle with; grapple with; contest an issue 人ひと のふんどしで 相撲すもう を 取と る profit at someone else's expense; use others' resources for one's own gain Kanji 相 inter-, mutual, together Related words 大相撲 refers specifically to the professional grand sumo tournaments, while 相撲 can mean the sport of sumo in general.
力士 is the standard, formal word for a professional sumo wrestler, while 相撲 in this sense is a casual abbreviation of 相撲取り.
相撲取り is the full, unambiguous word for a sumo wrestler, whereas 相撲 in this sense is its shortened, context-dependent form.
Don't confuse with 相撲 refers to the sport of sumo itself, whereas 角界 refers to the community and institutions (wrestlers, stables, the Sumo Association) surrounding it.
レスリング is the Western-style sport of wrestling, whereas 相撲 is traditional Japanese sumo with its own distinct rules and rituals.
Word family· 46 professional sumo wrestling
arm wrestling
preliminary sumo bouts for unranked wrestlers; unranked sumo wrestlers
power sumo; strength-based sumo
Etymology The exact historical derivation is not specified. The standard spelling 相撲 conventionally matches the idea of opponents grappling or striking against each other; 角力 is a rare alternative spelling.
女おんな 相撲ずもう
female sumo wrestling; female sumo wrestler
Show 7 more shirizumo; back-to-back sumo; buttocks pushing game
thumb wrestling
new sumo; women's sumo on a mat
sumo calligraphy; writing style for sumo rankings
sumo world; sumo community
Shinto ritual sumo with articulated dolls
paper sumo; children's sumo game with paper wrestlers
Usage 4%
i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
すもう Usage 3%
Kana spelling is practical in learner-facing or casual contexts, though the normal adult spelling is 相撲.
