Meaning

Primary

Yokozuna

Alternative

Sumo Grand Champion

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The "side rope." This doesn't make much sense. What this is, though (you'll want to look at the reading), is the Yokozuna. This is the Sumo Grand Champion.

Reading

よこづな
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The readings are the ones you learned with the kanji.

Context

Context Sentences

今は単なる凡人のように見えるかもしれないけど、こう見えてもかつては横綱だったんだよ。

I may look like just an ordinary man now, but I used to be a Sumo grand champion.

Kanji Composition