dohyo-iri

noun

a ring-entering ceremony performed by rikishi, in the juryo and higher divisions, upon entering the dohyo

OriginJapanese 土俵入り →
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Meanings

noundohyo-iri (plural dohyo-iri)
  1. governmenta ring-entering ceremony performed by rikishi, in the juryo and higher divisions, upon entering the dohyo

Origin

  1. Japanese土俵入り
  2. Japanese土俵入り
  3. Englishdohyo-iri

Borrowed from Japanese 土俵入り.

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dohyo-iri. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dohyo-iri

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