腕相撲
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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腕 | 相 | 撲 |
うで Grade: S | すもう > ずもう | |
Grade: 3 | Grade: S | |
kun’yomi | jukujikun |
Alternative spelling |
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腕ずもう |
Etymology
Compound of 腕 (“wrist”) + 相撲 (“sumo”). The sumō changes to zumō as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) うでずもー [ùdézúꜜmòò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝde̞zɨᵝmo̞ː]
Noun
腕相撲 • (udezumō)
- arm wrestling
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN