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gyojis

gyojis is the plural of gyoji.

Meaning of gyoji

Noun

gyoji (plural gyoji or gyojis)

  1. A referee in a sumo match.
    • Informants stated that from time immemorial the Emperor himself was a sumo fan, and that it would be disrespectful to appear before him clad in only a long belt-like affair, such as gyojis wear, without his prior consent.1945 January–March, Marvin K[aufmann] Opler, “A ‘Sumo’ Tournament at Tule Lake Center”, in Ralph Linton, editor, American Anthropologist, volume 47, number 1, Menasha, Wis.: American Anthropological...

Questions about gyojis

What is gyojis the plural of?
Gyojis is the plural of gyoji.

Words near gyojis in the dictionary

  1. gynæcophore
  2. gynæcophores
  3. gynæcophoric
  4. gynæcophorous
  5. gyoji
  6. gyojis
  7. gyokuro
  8. gyotaku
  9. gyoza
  10. gyozas
  11. gyp

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