Vocab Info
N1 Noun
横綱yokozuna (grand champion)
Dictionary Definition
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Noun
1.
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo), grand champion
SumoNoun
2.
best in its field, crème de la crème, cream of the crop
All Forms
横綱 【よこづな】
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横綱は力士の最高位です。
The yokozuna is the highest rank among sumo wrestlers.
横綱力士の略称が横綱である。
The abbreviated term for a yokozuna wrestler is simply yokozuna.
日本相撲協会は彼に横綱の地位を免許しました。
The Japan Sumo Association granted him the rank of yokozuna.
酒の横綱である父は俺に酒なりビールなりを持ってこいと言った。
My father, a grand champion of drinking, told me to bring him either sake or beer.
横綱はその地位を維持すべく、試合を終えたそばからまた稽古を始めました。
In order to maintain his rank, the yokozuna started training again right after the match ended.
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