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相撲取り

Readings

Kana: すもうとり、すまいとり
Romaji: sumoutori, sumaitori
Kana
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Definition

noun
1

wrestler; rikishi

(Sumo term)

Kanji

相
Readings: ソウ、 ショウ、 あい-
Meanings: inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
撲
Reading: ボク
Meanings: slap, strike, hit, beat, tell, speak
取
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)は相撲取(すもうと)りとしては少(すこ)し軽(かる)い。
➥He is a little light for a sumo wrestler.
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２５０キロというのは相撲取(すもうと)りとしても並外(なみはず)れた体重(たいじゅう)だ。
➥Two hundred fifty kilograms is an extraordinary weight even for a sumo wrestler.
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君(きみ)は相撲取(すもうと)りの隣(となり)にくるとちっぽけにみえる。
➥You look tiny next to a sumo wrestler.
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