English Explanatory Dictionary

nishi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. the left-hand (less prestigious) side of the banzuke (番付, “ranking list”)
  2. a rikishi (力士, “sumo wrestler”) listed on the left side of the banzuke
  3. the western side of the ring
name
  1. A Sino-Tibetan language of the Tani branch.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

nishi Nishis

Etymology

From Japanese 西 (nishi, “west”), from the way the western or left side of the sumo ranking list is considered less prestigious, by analogy with the setting sun as opposed to the rising sun.

Related words

higashi
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