Meaning

Primary

Sumo Ring

Word Type

noun

Explanation

On the soil we put straw sacks in a circle to mark a sumo ring. Go look up some pictures of this word in Japanese and you'll see exactly what we mean. Better yet, go see some live sumo!

Reading

どひょう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Context Sentences

誰かが土俵にパンの欠片を投げ込みました。

Someone threw a piece of bread into the sumo arena.

Kanji Composition