yumitori-shiki

noun

The bow-twirling ceremony that closes each day of a tournament.

Meanings

nounyumitori-shiki (plural yumitori-shiki)
  1. governmentThe bow-twirling ceremony that closes each day of a tournament.

Origin

  1. Japanese弓取り式
  2. Japanese弓取り式
  3. Englishyumitori-shiki

Borrowed from Japanese 弓取り式.

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