sekitori

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noun

A rikishi, of rank juryo and above, who draws a salary.

OriginJapanese 関取 →
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Meanings

nounsekitori (plural sekitori or sekitoris)

plural sekitoris

  1. governmentA rikishi, of rank juryo and above, who draws a salary.

    Sekitoris wrestle every one of the 15 days of a basho.

    1977, Larry Winderbaum, “Sekitori”, in The Martial Arts Encyclopedia, Washington, D.C.: INSCAPE, →ISBN, page 143, column 1

Origin

  1. Japanese関取
  2. Japanese関取
  3. Englishsekitori

Borrowed from Japanese 関取.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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