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kensho

kensho noun: prize money given to encourage rikishi by sponsors.

Noun

kensho (uncountable)

  1. Prize money given to encourage rikishi by sponsors.
    Synonyms:
    kensho-kin

Synonyms of kensho

  • kensho-kin

Origin of kensho

Borrowed from Japanese 懸賞.

Questions about kensho

What does kensho mean?
Kensho means prize money given to encourage rikishi by sponsors.
What part of speech is kensho?
Kensho is a noun.

Words near kensho in the dictionary

  1. kenpo
  2. Kenrick
  3. kens
  4. Kensal Green
  5. Kenseikai
  6. kensho
  7. Kensinger
  8. Kensingers
  9. kensington
  10. Kensington and Chelsea
  11. Kensingtonian

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