yagura

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noun

A high wooden tower in front of a sumo arena from which a yobidashi beats the taiko drum each day before and after each tournament.

OriginJapanese 櫓 →
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Meanings

nounyagura (plural yagura)
  1. governmentA high wooden tower in front of a sumo arena from which a yobidashi beats the taiko drum each day before and after each tournament.

Origin

  1. Japanese櫓
  2. Japanese櫓
  3. Englishyagura

Borrowed from Japanese 櫓 (“tower, turret, keep, scaffold”).

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

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

Chicago

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

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