Etymology

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Today it means: A kimarite in which the attacker throws his opponent behind him by pulling his arm with both hands and twisting backwards; resembles casting a fishing net. Full definition →

Japanese 網打ち
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from網打ち
  2. English todayamiuchi

Borrowed from Japanese 網打ち, literally fisherman's throw.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.