Meanings
noundohyo (plural dohyo or dohyos)
plural dohyos · alternative dohyō
- governmentThe ring, made of compacted clay, in which a sumo wrestling match is held.
Sumo ’bots also tend to have very low ground clearance since they operate on dohyos, which have a very smooth rubberized running surface; […]
2000 June, Robert Nansel, “Amateur Robotics Notebook: Robot City, USA”, in Nuts & Volts, volume 21, number 6, Corona, Calif.: T & L Publications, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 53, column 1Synonyms: dojo
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nounThe ring, made of compacted clay, in which a sumo wrestling match is held.
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Borrowed from Japanese 土(ど)俵(ひょう) (dohyō).
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dohyo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dohyo
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“dohyo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dohyo. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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