むしめがね

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Japanese

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虫眼鏡
a magnifying glass
a microscope
(slang, sumo) the lowest rank in major-league sumo, so called because the 力士 (rikishi, sumo wrestler) names are displayed at the bottom of the 番付 (banzuke, sumo rankings list or program) in a small font, requiring the use of a magnifying glass to read easily
(This term, むしめがね (mushimegane), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)