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yorikiri

yorikiri noun: a kimarite in which the attacker drives his opponent out backwards while maintaining a constant grip on his mawashi.

Noun

yorikiri (plural yorikiri)

  1. A kimarite in which the attacker drives his opponent out backwards while maintaining a constant grip on his mawashi.

Forms of yorikiri

pluralyorikiri

Origin of yorikiri

From Japanese 寄り切り (yorikiri, “frontal force out”).

Questions about yorikiri

What does yorikiri mean?
Yorikiri means a kimarite in which the attacker drives his opponent out backwards while maintaining a constant grip on his mawashi.
What part of speech is yorikiri?
Yorikiri is a noun.
What is the plural of yorikiri?
The plural of yorikiri is yorikiri.

Words near yorikiri in the dictionary

  1. yorgah
  2. yorgahs
  3. yorgas
  4. Yorick
  5. yoriki
  6. yorikiri
  7. yorikis
  8. yoritaoshi
  9. york
  10. York Beach
  11. York boat

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