shihon-bashira

noun

The four pillars that support the tsuriyane over the sumo ring; in modern practice removed for better television coverage.

OriginJapanese 四本柱 →
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Meanings

nounshihon-bashira (plural shihon-bashira)
  1. governmentThe four pillars that support the tsuriyane over the sumo ring; in modern practice removed for better television coverage.

Origin

  1. Japanese四本柱
  2. Englishshihon-bashira

From Japanese 四本柱 (shi-hon-bashira, literally “four pillars”).

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