大相撲
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||
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大 | 相 | 撲 |
おお Grade: 1 |
ずもう | |
Grade: 3 | Grade: S | |
kun’yomi | irregular |
Etymology edit
Compound of 大 (ō, “great, big”) + 相撲 (sumō, “sumo wrestling”).[1][2] The sumō changes to zumō as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
大相撲 • (ōzumō) ←おおずまふ (oozumafu)?
- a grand sumo wrestling tournament
- an exciting match, a long-drawn bout
- professional sumo wrestling