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jūryō

jūryō is the alternative form of juryo.

Meaning of juryo

Noun

juryo (plural juryo or juryos)

  1. The second highest division in sumo wrestling, below makuuchi and above makushita; rikishi at this point receive a salary.
  2. An athlete in this division.
    • Jesse won promotion into what is called the juryo division of sumo and to the title of “sekitori” on the basis of his showing at the New Year’s Sumo Tournament in Tokyo, where he compiled a respectable 5-2 showing, including wins over two former juryos.1967 June, “Jesse Wins His Girdle”, in Black Belt, volume V, number 6, Los Angeles, Calif.: Black Belt, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 12

Forms of jūryō

pluraljūryō

Questions about jūryō

What is jūryō the alternative form of?
Jūryō is the alternative form of juryo.

Words near jūryō in the dictionary

  1. jūdōgi
  2. jūdōka
  3. jūdōkas
  4. jūjutsu
  5. Jūrmala
  6. jūryō
  7. k
  8. K and K
  9. K antigen
  10. K band
  11. K of C

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Adapted from Wiktionary: jūryō (page history and authors); juryo (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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