jungyo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A regional tour, undertaken between honbashos, during which the rikishi give exhibition matches.

Word forms

jungyo

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 巡業 (じゅんぎょう, jungyō), from Middle Chinese 巡 (zwin, “to make rounds, tour”) + 業 (ngjæp, “work”).

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