褌みつ

noun

T-shaped section of a loincloth

Refers specifically to the T-shaped part of a traditional Japanese loincloth (fundoshi). Rare standalone term; mostly encountered in historical or specialized contexts.

• 褌ふんどしの「みつ」は、前まえ垂だれと腰こしひもが交まじわる部ぶ分ぶんを指さす。

  The 'mitsu' of a fundoshi refers to the part where the front cloth and the waist cord intersect.

noun

mawashi (sumo belt)

Sumo term for the belt worn by wrestlers. The word 'mawashi' is more common; this reading is a specialized variant.

See also: 回し (まわし)

• 相撲すもうでは、褌ふんどしを「まわし」と呼よぶことが多おおいが、「みつ」とも言いう。

  In sumo, the belt is often called 'mawashi', but it can also be called 'mitsu'.