Meanings
noungyoji (plural gyoji or gyojis)
plural gyojis · alternative gyōji
- governmentA referee in a sumo match.
Informants stated that from time immemorial the Emperor himself was a sumo fan, and that it would be disrespectful to appear before him clad in only a long belt-like affair, such as gyojis wear, without his prior consent.
1945 January–March, Marvin K[aufmann] Opler, “A ‘Sumo’ Tournament at Tule Lake Center”, in Ralph Linton, editor, American Anthropologist, volume 47, number 1, Menasha, Wis.: American Anthropological Association, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 137
Origin
- Japanese行司
- Englishgyoji
From Japanese 行司 (gyōji).
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