相撲すもう取とり

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Standard term for a professional sumo wrestler. The word 力士 (rikishi) is also common, especially in formal contexts.

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When he was young, he wanted to become a sumo wrestler.

あの大おおきな人ひとは元もと相撲すもう取とりだそうだ。

I hear that big person is a former sumo wrestler.

〈人ひと〉〉が相撲取すもうとりになるto become a sumo wrestler
彼かれは高こう校こうを卒そつ業ぎょうして相撲すもう取とりになった。
He became a sumo wrestler after graduating high school.
相撲取すもうとりが土俵どひょうに上あがるfor a sumo wrestler to step into the ring
二人ふたりの相撲すもう取とりが土ど俵ひょうに上あがった。
The two sumo wrestlers stepped into the ring.
相撲取すもうとりを応援おうえんするto cheer for a sumo wrestler
地じ元もと出しゅっ身しんの相撲すもう取とりを応おう援えんしている。
I'm cheering for the sumo wrestler from my hometown.

力りき士し
力士 is the formal or official term used in sumo association contexts, while 相撲取り is the common, everyday word for a sumo wrestler.
相撲すもうN4
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.

お相撲すもうさんpolite 丁寧語
お相撲さん is a friendly, casual way fans and children refer to a sumo wrestler, while 相撲取り is the plain, neutral term.

人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
名めいN2
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).

相撲取りUsage98%
- すもうとり
  Standard kanji spelling for 'sumo wrestler'.
- すまいとり
  out-dated reading

Compound of 相撲 (sumō, 'sumo') + 取り (tori, 'taker', from 取る 'to take'), literally 'one who takes part in sumo'.

スモウトリ

Usage2%

すまいとり

out-dated reading