立行司

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
た(て)
Grade: 1
ぎょう
Grade: 2
し > じ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi goon
Alternative spelling
立て行司

Etymology

From 立て (tate-, first) +‎ 行司 (gyōji, sumo referee).

Pronunciation

Noun

(たて)(ぎょう)() (tate-gyōjiたてぎやうじ (tategyauzi)?

  1. (sumo) one of the two head gyoji (sumo referees) overseeing the highest-ranked sumo wrestlers: 木村庄之助 (Kimura Shōnosuke) and 式守伊之助 (Shikimori Inosuke)

Descendants

  • English: tategyoji

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN