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tachiai

tachiai noun: the initial charge towards each other by the rikishi at the start of a sumo bout.

Noun

tachiai

  1. The initial charge towards each other by the rikishi at the start of a sumo bout.

Origin of tachiai

Borrowed from Japanese 立ち合い (tachiai).

Questions about tachiai

What does tachiai mean?
Tachiai means the initial charge towards each other by the rikishi at the start of a sumo bout.
What part of speech is tachiai?
Tachiai is a noun.

Words near tachiai in the dictionary

  1. taches
  2. tachhydrite
  3. tachi
  4. tachi-
  5. tachi-seki
  6. tachiai
  7. Tachibana
  8. tachibana orange
  9. tachibana oranges
  10. Tachienlu
  11. Tachikawa

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