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komusubi

komusubi noun: a sumo wrestler of the lowest sanyaku rank, below sekiwake and above maegashira.

Noun

komusubi (plural komusubi or komusubis)

  1. A sumo wrestler of the lowest sanyaku rank, below sekiwake and above maegashira.
    • […] Kitani and Go were still only like the komusubi juniors in sumo program rankings. […] In fact, their first ten-game match was described merely as the battle of the komusubis.2009, John Fairbairn, “Prelude to the Match”, in Kamakura, 2nd edition (2011), Richmond, Va.: Slate & Shell, →ISBN, page 25, column 2
    • Sekiwake Tochinoshin (3-2) picked up a much-needed win against komusubi Chiyotairyu (1-4) after suffering his second loss the previous day.2018 March 15, “Kakuryu makes most of second opportunity against Takarafuji”, in Japan Times, archived from the original on 21 Apr 2018

Forms of komusubi

pluralkomusubi
pluralkomusubis

Origin of komusubi

Borrowed from Japanese 小結 (komusubi).

Questions about komusubi

What does komusubi mean?
Komusubi means a sumo wrestler of the lowest sanyaku rank, below sekiwake and above maegashira.
What part of speech is komusubi?
Komusubi is a noun.
What is the plural of komusubi?
The plural of komusubi is komusubi.

Words near komusubi in the dictionary

  1. Komsomolsk-on-Amur
  2. komungo
  3. komungos
  4. Komuro
  5. Komuros
  6. komusubi
  7. komusubis
  8. komuz
  9. komuzes
  10. komuzist
  11. komuzists

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