系けい統とう別べつ総そう当あたり

noun

rule prohibiting matches between wrestlers from the same stable

A sumo-specific rule that prevents wrestlers belonging to the same heya (stable) or ichimon (clan) from being matched against each other in tournament bouts, except in playoffs.

• 系けい統とう別べつ総そう当あたりのため、同おなじ部屋へやの力りき士し同どう士しの対たい戦せんは原げん則そくとして組くまれない。

  Due to the rule prohibiting matches between wrestlers from the same stable, bouts between wrestlers of the same heya are generally not scheduled.