juryo
juryo noun: the second highest division in sumo wrestling, below makuuchi and above makushita; rikishi at this point receive a salary.
Noun
juryo (plural juryo or juryos)
- The second highest division in sumo wrestling, below makuuchi and above makushita; rikishi at this point receive a salary.
- 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
- The monthly pay for a yokozuna in the mid-1970s was only ¥373,000, while an ozeki received ¥294,700; a sekiwake or komusubi, ¥200,300; a maegashira, ¥137, 600; and a juryo, ¥114,500.1979, P[atricia] L. Cuyler, “Wages”, in Sumo: From Rite to Sport, New York, N.Y.; Tokyo: John Weatherhill, Inc., →ISBN, “Sumo Today” section, chapter 5 (Wrestlers and Stables), page 157
Forms of juryo
| plural | juryo |
|---|---|
| plural | juryos |
| alternative form | jūryō |
Origin of juryo
Borrowed from Japanese 十両(じゅうりょう) (jūryō, “ten ryō”), from Middle Chinese 十 (dʒip, “ten”) + 兩 (ljáng, “tael”).
Questions about juryo
- What does juryo mean?
- Juryo means the second highest division in sumo wrestling, below makuuchi and above makushita; rikishi at this point receive a salary.
- What part of speech is juryo?
- Juryo is a noun.
- What is the plural of juryo?
- The plural of juryo is juryo.
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