Etymology

make-koshi

Today it means: a majority of losses in a honbasho; reflects negatively on the rikishi's ranking Full definition →

Japanese 負け越し
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from負け越し
  2. English todaymake-koshi

From Japanese 負け越し (makekoshi).

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