The story
- Japanese · borrowed from四本柱
- English todayshihon-bashira
From Japanese 四本柱 (shi-hon-bashira, literally “four pillars”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
shihon-bashira
Today it means: The four pillars that support the tsuriyane over the sumo ring; in modern practice removed for better television coverage. Full definition →
Japanese 四本柱