tokoyama

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noun

A hairdresser who makes the rikishi's topknot; they have their own ranks.

OriginJapanese 床山 →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nountokoyama (plural tokoyama)
  1. governmentA hairdresser who makes the rikishi's topknot; they have their own ranks.

Origin

  1. Japanese床山
  2. Japanese床山
  3. Englishtokoyama

Borrowed from Japanese 床山.

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Translations

Japanese 床山
  • 床山 (tokoyama)hairdresser who makes the rikishi's topknot
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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