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N1 Noun

横綱(よこづな)yokozuna (grand champion)

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    1. Noun

      1.

      yokozuna (highest rank in sumo), grand champion

      Sumo
    2. Noun

      2.

      best in its field, crème de la crème, cream of the crop

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    横綱 【よこづな】

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      横綱(よこづな)力士(りきし)最高(さいこう)()です。

      The yokozuna is the highest rank among sumo wrestlers.

      • N1

      横綱(よこづな)力士(りきし)略称(りゃくしょう)横綱(よこづな)である。

      The abbreviated term for a yokozuna wrestler is simply yokozuna.

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      日本(にほん)相撲(すもう)協会(きょうかい)(かれ)横綱(よこづな)地位(ちい)免許(めんきょ)しました。

      The Japan Sumo Association granted him the rank of yokozuna.

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      (さけ)横綱(よこづな)である(ちち)(おれ)(さけ)なりビールなりを()ってこいと()った。

      My father, a grand champion of drinking, told me to bring him either sake or beer.

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      横綱(よこづな)はその地位(ちい)維持(いじ)すべく、試合(しあい)()えたそばからまた稽古(けいこ)(はじ)めました。

      In order to maintain his rank, the yokozuna started training again right after the match ended.

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