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oyakata

oyakata noun: a retired rikishi who has reached a certain standing and either becomes a shisho or helps train in others' heya.

Noun

oyakata (plural oyakata)

  1. A retired rikishi who has reached a certain standing and either becomes a shisho or helps train in others' heya.
    • For a foreigner like Jesse, becoming an oyakata to pave the way to open a heya had its obstacles.1992, Philbert Ono, “A Visit to Azumazeki-beya (Part 1)”, in Eye-Ai, Tokyo: Riverfield, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4

Forms of oyakata

pluraloyakata

Origin of oyakata

Borrowed from Japanese 親方 (“elder”).

Questions about oyakata

What does oyakata mean?
Oyakata means a retired rikishi who has reached a certain standing and either becomes a shisho or helps train in others' heya.
What part of speech is oyakata?
Oyakata is a noun.
What is the plural of oyakata?
The plural of oyakata is oyakata.

Words near oyakata in the dictionary

  1. oy-veys
  2. Oya Shio
  3. Oya Siwo
  4. oyabun
  5. oyabuns
  6. oyakata
  7. oyakodon
  8. Oyama
  9. Oyamas
  10. oyamel
  11. oyamels

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