Definitions
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- noun sumo a
sumo wrestler
Etymologies
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I'm fond of the menko cards I found at a flea market in Nagoya years ago of sumo rikishi and yakuza.
Archive 2009-03-01 Desuko. 2009
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After Akebono retired, another foreign rikishi, Musashimaru, racked up 12.
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The northernmost island of Hokkaido has produced eight yokozuna, the highest ranking a rikishi can attain.
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After Akebono retired, another foreign rikishi, Musashimaru, racked up 12.
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His name and accomplishments are unfamiliar to many because he was a sumo rikishi who fought under the name of Akebono.
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Sumo rikishi wear a stylized loincloth called a mawashi during their bouts.
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Further, Akebono was the only rikishi to hold the highest rank for nearly two years.
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A native Hawaiian, he was the first foreign-born rikishi to be promoted to the rank of yokuzuna, or grand champion.
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His name and accomplishments are unfamiliar to many because he was a sumo rikishi who fought under the name of Akebono.
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A native Hawaiian, he was the first foreign-born rikishi to be promoted to the rank of yokuzuna, or grand champion.
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September 26, 2011