黒くろ房ぶさ

noun

black tassel hung above the northwest corner of the sumo ring

A specific sumo term referring to one of the four colored tassels suspended above the dohyō; the black tassel is associated with the northwest corner.

• 土ど俵ひょうの北ほく西せいの隅すみには黒くろ房ぶさが吊つるされている。

  A black tassel is hung above the northwest corner of the sumo ring.