腕相撲

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
うで
Grade: S
すもう > ずもう
Grade: 3 Grade: S
kun'yomi jukujikun
Alternative spelling
腕ずもう

Etymology

Compound of (wrist) +‎ 相撲 (sumo). The sumō changes to zumō as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

(うで)相撲(ずもう) (udezumō

  1. arm wrestling

References

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