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Pronunciation / Transliteration: yokozuna
"彼は新しい横綱として土俵入りを行った。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The highest rank in professional sumo wrestling.
"He achieved the prestigious rank of yokozuna after winning three consecutive tournaments." - 2
A wrestler who holds this highest rank.
"The veteran yokozuna bowed to the crowd after his final championship match."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese yokozuna (横綱), literally meaning 'horizontal rope'. It is a compound of yoko ('horizontal') and tsuna ('rope'), referring to the sacred thick hemp rope worn around the waist by wrestlers of this rank during ceremonies.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Yokozuna" is said worldwide
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yokozuna
Transliteration: yokozuna
"Il est devenu le nouveau yokozuna du tournoi de sumo."
Yokozuna
Transliteration: Yokozuna
"Der Yokozuna gewann den Meisterschaftskampf."
yokozuna
Transliteration: yokozuna
"Il lottatore ha raggiunto il grado di yokozuna."
yokozuna
Transliteration: yokozuna
"El yokozuna demostró su gran técnica en el ring."
yokozuna
Transliteration: yokozuna
"O yokozuna manteve o seu título invicto."
योकोजुना
Transliteration: yokozuna
"योकोजुना पेशेवर सूमो कुश्ती में सर्वोच्च रैंक है।"
横纲
Transliteration: héng gāng
"他是目前相扑界备受尊敬的横纲。"
요코즈나
Transliteration: yokeozuna
"그 스모 선수는 요코즈나 지위를 획득했다."
横綱
Transliteration: yokozuna
"彼は新しい横綱として土俵入りを行った。"
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