English Explanatory Dictionary

shihon-bashira

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The four pillars that support the tsuriyane over the sumo ring; in modern practice removed for better television coverage.

Word forms

shihon-bashira

Etymology

From Japanese 四本柱 (shi-hon-bashira, literally “four pillars”).

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