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yagura

yagura noun: a high wooden tower in front of a sumo arena from which a yobidashi beats the taiko drum each day before and after each tournament.

Noun

yagura (plural yagura)

  1. A high wooden tower in front of a sumo arena from which a yobidashi beats the taiko drum each day before and after each tournament.

Forms of yagura

pluralyagura

Origin of yagura

Borrowed from Japanese 櫓 (“tower, turret, keep, scaffold”).

Questions about yagura

What does yagura mean?
Yagura means a high wooden tower in front of a sumo arena from which a yobidashi beats the taiko drum each day before and after each tournament.
What part of speech is yagura?
Yagura is a noun.
What is the plural of yagura?
The plural of yagura is yagura.

Words near yagura in the dictionary

  1. yaguazas
  2. Yagubian
  3. Yagubyan
  4. Yaguchi
  5. Yaguchis
  6. yagura
  7. yaguranage
  8. yagya
  9. yagyas
  10. yagé
  11. yah

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