立行司

Japanese

Kanji in this term
立	行	司
た(て) Grade: 1	ぎょう Grade: 2	じ Grade: 4
kun’yomi	goon

Alternative spelling
立て行司

Etymology

From 立て (tate-, “first”) +‎ 行司 (gyōji, “sumo referee”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たてぎょ​ーじ [tàtégyóꜜòjì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠te̞ɡʲo̞ːʑi]

Noun

立(たて)行(ぎょう)司(じ) • (tate-gyōji) ^{←たてぎやうじ (tategyauzi)?}

1. (sumo) one of the two head gyoji (sumo referees) overseeing the highest-ranked sumo wrestlers: 木村庄之助 (Kimura Shōnosuke) and 式守伊之助 (Shikimori Inosuke)

Descendants

• → English: tategyoji

See also

• 短刀(たんとう) (tantō)