sanyaku

S1A1N1Y4A1K5U1

noun

Any of the three highest ranks of sumo wrestler: komusubi, sekiwake and ozeki, together with the honorary title of yokozuna.

OriginJapanese 三役 →
Scrabble 14
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounsanyaku (plural sanyaku)
  1. governmentAny of the three highest ranks of sumo wrestler: komusubi, sekiwake and ozeki, together with the honorary title of yokozuna.

Origin

  1. Japanese三役
  2. Englishsanyaku

Borrowed from Japanese 三役, literally "three ranks".

More words from Japanese

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“sanyaku.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanyaku. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sanyaku,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanyaku.

Source: sanyaku on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.