Meanings
nounhonbasho (plural honbasho)
- governmentAny of the six official sumo tournaments.
Although there are six two-week top-tier tournaments, or honbasho, every year, Kotoshogiku’s victory was the first for a Japanese wrestler in 10 years.
2016 January 27, Victor Mather, “Japanese End Drought in Sumo Wrestling, Their National Sport”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Jan 2016
Origin
From Japanese 本場所(ほんばしょ) (honbasho).
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