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shiranui-gata

shiranui-gata noun: the less common ring-entering ceremony performed by yokozuna, consisting only of offensive moves.

Noun

shiranui-gata

  1. The less common ring-entering ceremony performed by yokozuna, consisting only of offensive moves.

Origin of shiranui-gata

Borrowed from Japanese 不知火型 (shiranuigata).

Questions about shiranui-gata

What does shiranui-gata mean?
Shiranui-gata means the less common ring-entering ceremony performed by yokozuna, consisting only of offensive moves.
What part of speech is shiranui-gata?
Shiranui-gata is a noun.

Words near shiranui-gata in the dictionary

  1. Shirakawas
  2. shiralee
  3. shiralees
  4. shirallee
  5. shirallees
  6. shiranui-gata
  7. Shiras
  8. shirataki
  9. shiraz
  10. shirazes
  11. Shirazi

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