juryo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The second highest division in sumo wrestling, below makuuchi and above makushita; rikishi at this point receive a salary.
  2. An athlete in this division.

Word forms

juryo juryos jūryō

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 十両(じゅうりょう) (jūryō, “ten ryō”), from Middle Chinese 十 (dʒip, “ten”) + 兩 (ljáng, “tael”).

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