Vocab Info

N1 Noun

横綱(よこづな)yokozuna (grand champion)

    Dictionary Definition

    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 for sumo wrestlers. {yokozuna (grand champion)}

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      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 abbreviation for the Yokozuna wrestler is Yokozuna. {yokozuna (grand champion)}

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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 status of yokozuna (grand champion). {yokozuna (grand champion)}

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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, the grand champion of alcohol, told me to bring him either sake or beer. {yokozuna (grand champion)}

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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。

      The yokozuna, in order to maintain his status, started practicing again as soon as he finished the match. {yokozuna (grand champion)}

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