大相撲

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	相	撲
おお Grade: 1	Grade: 3	Grade: S
kun’yomi	Irregular

Etymology

Compound of 大 (ō, “great, big”) +‎ 相撲 (sumō, “sumo wrestling”).[1][2] The sumō changes to zumō as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) おおずもー [òózúꜜmòò] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
IPA^(key): [o̞ːzɨᵝmo̞ː]

Noun

大相撲 (hiragana おおずもう, rōmaji ōzumō, historical hiragana おおずまふ)

a grand sumo wrestling tournament
an exciting match, a long-drawn bout
professional sumo wrestling

Related terms

お相 (す)撲 (もう)さん (osumōsan)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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