noun
ringside seat; seats closest to the ring
Sumo term for the seats right next to the dohyō, where spectators may get sand kicked on them.
砂かぶり席で観戦すると、力士の迫力が間近に感じられる。
Watching from a ringside seat, you can feel the wrestlers' power up close.
Compound of 砂 (すな, 'sand') and かぶり (連用形 of かぶる, 'to put on the head; to be covered with'), literally 'sand-covering', referring to the sand that may be kicked onto spectators in the front row.