大相撲

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
おお
Grade: 1
ずもう
Grade: 3 Grade: S
kun'yomi irregular

Etymology

Compound of (ō, great, big) +‎ 相撲 (sumō, sumo wrestling). The sumō changes to zumō as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

(おお)相撲(ずもう) (ōzumōおおずまふ (oozumafu)?

  1. a grand sumo wrestling tournament
  2. an exciting match, a long-drawn bout
  3. professional sumo wrestling

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN