tsuyuharai

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/ˌ(t)suːjuːˈhɑːɹaɪ/

noun

a heralding attendant who walks in front of a yokozuna at his dohyo-iri ceremony

OriginJapanese 露払い →
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Meanings

nountsuyuharai (plural tsuyuharai)
  1. governmenta heralding attendant who walks in front of a yokozuna at his dohyo-iri ceremony

Origin

  1. Japanese露払い
  2. Englishtsuyuharai

Borrowed from Japanese 露払い, literally "dew sweeper".

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

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Chicago

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