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ozeki

ozeki noun: a sumo wrestler ranking below yokozuna and above sekiwake; champion.

Noun

ozeki (plural ozekis or ozeki)

  1. A sumo wrestler ranking below yokozuna and above sekiwake; champion.
    • Terunofuji is the first in 64 years to be promoted to ozeki after spending two tournaments as a komusubi or sekiwake and the first since the season went to six meets in 1958.2015 May 27, “Terunofuji promoted to ozeki after victory”, in Japan Times, archived from the original on 09 May 2018
    • Former ozeki Hokutenyu, who held sumo’s second-highest rank for 44 tournaments […] died of kidney cancer at a Tokyo hospital on Friday at the age of 45.2006 June 25, “Former ozeki Hokutenyu dies at 45”, in Japan Times

Forms of ozeki

pluralozekis
pluralozeki
alternative formōzeki

Origin of ozeki

Borrowed from Japanese 大関(おおぜき) (ōzeki).

Questions about ozeki

What does ozeki mean?
Ozeki means a sumo wrestler ranking below yokozuna and above sekiwake; champion.
What part of speech is ozeki?
Ozeki is a noun.
What is the plural of ozeki?
The plural of ozeki is ozekis.

Words near ozeki in the dictionary

  1. Ozawas
  2. Ozbun
  3. Ozbuns
  4. Ozburn
  5. Ozburns
  6. ozeki
  7. ozekis
  8. ozelot sword
  9. ozelot swords
  10. Ozempic
  11. Ozempic babies

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