yotsu-zumo

noun

A style of sumo centred on gripping the mawashi.

Meanings

nounyotsu-zumo (uncountable)

alternative yotsusumo

  1. uncountablegovernmentA style of sumo centred on gripping the mawashi.

Origin

  1. Japanese四つ相撲
  2. Japanese四つ相撲
  3. Englishyotsu-zumo

Borrowed from Japanese 四つ相撲.

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