Etymology

teuchi-shiki

Today it means: A welcoming ceremony to new rikishi. Full definition →

Japanese 手打ち式
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from手打ち式
  2. English todayteuchi-shiki

From Japanese 手打ち式 (teuchi-shiki, literally “clapping ceremony”).

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