土俵入り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
土	俵	入
ど Grade: 1	ひょう Grade: 5	い Grade: 1

Etymology

Compound of 土 (ど)俵 (ひょう) (dohyō, “sumo ring”) + 入 (い)り (iri), the 連 (れん)用 (よう)形 (けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 入 (い)る (iru, “come in”).

Noun

土俵入り (hiragana どひょういり, rōmaji dohyōiri)

(sumo) dohyo-iri, a ring-entering ceremony performed by rikishi in the higher divisions