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dohyo-iri

dohyo-iri noun: a ring-entering ceremony performed by rikishi, in the juryo and higher divisions, upon entering the dohyo.

Noun

dohyo-iri (plural dohyo-iri)

  1. a ring-entering ceremony performed by rikishi, in the juryo and higher divisions, upon entering the dohyo

Forms of dohyo-iri

pluraldohyo-iri

Origin of dohyo-iri

Borrowed from Japanese 土俵入り.

Phrases with dohyo-iri

Questions about dohyo-iri

What does dohyo-iri mean?
Dohyo-iri means a ring-entering ceremony performed by rikishi, in the juryo and higher divisions, upon entering the dohyo.
What part of speech is dohyo-iri?
Dohyo-iri is a noun.
What is the plural of dohyo-iri?
The plural of dohyo-iri is dohyo-iri.

Words near dohyo-iri in the dictionary

  1. Dohrmanns
  2. Dohrmans
  3. dohs
  4. dohyo
  5. dohyo matsuri
  6. dohyo-iri
  7. dohyos
  8. dohyō
  9. DOI
  10. doi moi
  11. doid

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