関せき取とり

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

sekitori; ranked sumo wrestler

sumo

A sumo wrestler in the top two divisions (makuuchi or juryo). The term is used within sumo culture; outside sumo it may be unfamiliar.

彼かれはついに関せき取とりに昇しょう進しんした。

He finally got promoted to sekitori.

関せき取とりになると給きゅう料りょうがもらえる。

Once you become a sekitori, you receive a salary.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が関せき取とりになるfor someone to become a ranked sumo wrestler (sekitori)
彼かれは十じゅう両りょうに昇しょう進しんして関せき取とりになった。
He was promoted to juryo and became a sekitori.
関せき取とりに昇しょう進しんするto be promoted to sekitori rank
来らい場ば所しょ、彼かれは関せき取とりに昇しょう進しんする見み込こみだ。
He is expected to be promoted to sekitori next tournament.

Kanji

関connection, barrier, gateway
取take, fetch, take up

Related words

力りき士し
力士 is the general word for any sumo wrestler, while 関取 refers specifically to those in the top two divisions (makuuchi and juryo).

Don't confuse with

幕まく内うち
幕内 names only the very top division of sumo, whereas 関取 also includes the second division (juryo), so not every 関取 is 幕内.
横よこ綱づなN1
関取 is the broad term for any wrestler in the top two sumo divisions, while 横綱 refers specifically to the single highest rank within that group.

Counted with

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).

Word family

セキトリイワシ
Rouleina watasei; a type of slickhead fish

Etymology

From 関 (seki, 'barrier' or 'checkpoint', referring to the barrier between lower and upper divisions) + 取 (tori, 'taker' or 'holder'), literally 'one who has taken the barrier'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term has been used in sumo for centuries.