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    3. 撲

    撲

    撲ボク

    slap

    N1KMT8Freq #1283Sports & Martial ArtsKanji15 strokes

    On'yomi

    ボク

    slapstrikehitbeattellspeak

    扌菐

    扌
    手
    一
    人

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    拾搭捻撫捧掵搆撓攘捻撫搆撓據擒璞

    Alternative forms of this concept

    扌

    Concepts using this kanji

    相撲

    sumo (wrestling)

    大相撲

    professional sumo wrestling

    打撲

    blow

    撲滅

    eradication

    四つ相撲

    wrestling in which both wrestlers grasp the other's belt with both hands

    一人相撲

    fighting windmills

    相撲人

    wrestler

    力相撲

    sumo wrestling using strength instead of technique

    女相撲

    female sumo wrestling

    人のふんどしで相撲を取る

    to profit at someone else's expense

    前相撲

    preliminary bouts with unranked wrestlers

    相撲界

    sumo world

    水入りの相撲

    match with a break

    指相撲

    thumb wrestling

    相撲を取る

    to wrestle with

    日本相撲協会

    Japan Sumo Association

    新相撲

    "new" sumo (for women) conducted on a mat, wearing leotards instead of a mawashi

    子供相撲

    children's sumo

    神事相撲

    sumo performed as part of Shinto harvest festivities

    足相撲

    Indian wrestling

    お相撲さん

    sumo wrestler

    モンゴル相撲

    Mongolian wrestling

    相撲にならない

    is no match for

    アマ相撲

    amateur sumo

    神相撲

    part of the shrine dedication ceremony at the Hachiman shrine in Yoshitomi, where articulated wooden dolls enact a sumo bout

    相撲文字

    writing style used to write the rankings

    他人のふんどしで相撲を取る

    to profit at someone else's expense

    相撲字

    writing style used to write the rankings

    注文相撲

    bout that goes according to a wrestler's strategy

    花相撲

    tournament other than the six major tournaments

    引退相撲

    exhibition match held at a wrestler's retirement ceremony

    相撲部屋

    stable

    座り相撲

    wrestling performed in a sitting position

    給金相撲

    match that determines if a rikishi will have more wins than losses

    紙相撲

    paper sumo

    日本相撲連盟

    Japan Amateur Sumo Union

    相撲取り

    sumo wrestler

    押し相撲

    pushing sumo

    節会相撲

    sumo performed at ancient Japanese imperial court

    電車道相撲

    railroading an opponent straight out of the ring

    草相撲

    amateur sumo wrestling

    御当地相撲

    local wrestler

    国際相撲連盟

    International Sumo Federation (highest body in amateur sumo)

    打撲傷

    bruise

    勧進相撲

    fund-raising tournaments (during the Edo period)

    相撲に勝って勝負に負ける

    to ultimately fail despite being in a favourable position

    虫相撲

    insect fighting

    腕相撲

    arm wrestling

    腕白相撲

    children's sumo

    相撲茶屋

    vendor at a sumo tournament

    撲殺

    beat to death

    撲滅運動

    exterminatory measure

    横綱相撲

    facing one's opponent head-on and winning via overwhelmingly superior strength or skill

    辻相撲

    amateur wrestling on a street corner or in an empty field (esp. in autumn)

    台覧相撲

    wrestling performed in the presence of the empress or crown prince

    上覧相撲

    match held in front of the Emperor

    尻相撲

    shirizumo

    天覧相撲

    wrestling performed in imperial presence

    奉納相撲

    ritual matches held at a shrine

    汚職撲滅

    eradication of corruption

    相撲甚句

    sumo-themed song

    鷺相撲

    game in which two people hop on one foot and push each other

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    • 一
    • 人
    • 扌
    • 手

    is_used_in

    • 打撲
    • 打撲傷
    • 相撲
    • 相撲にならない
    • 相撲取り
    • 大相撲
    • 一人相撲
    • 撲殺
    • 撲滅
    • 腕相撲
    • 奉納相撲
    • 指相撲
    • 四つ相撲
    • 花相撲
    • 草相撲
    • 前相撲
    • 水入りの相撲
    • 相撲部屋
    • 相撲甚句
    • 相撲字
    • 相撲文字
    • 押し相撲
    • アマ相撲
    • 腕白相撲
    • 天覧相撲
    • 台覧相撲
    • 子供相撲
    • 勧進相撲
    • 引退相撲
    • 神事相撲
    • 節会相撲
    • 御当地相撲
    • 電車道相撲
    • 撲滅運動
    • 上覧相撲
    • 注文相撲
    • 紙相撲
    • 女相撲
    • 給金相撲
    • 新相撲
    • 座り相撲
    • 力相撲
    • 相撲人
    • 足相撲
    • 辻相撲
    • 相撲界
    • 横綱相撲
    • 相撲を取る
    • 人のふんどしで相撲を取る
    • 他人のふんどしで相撲を取る
    • 神相撲
    • 汚職撲滅
    • お相撲さん
    • モンゴル相撲
    • 相撲に勝って勝負に負ける
    • 尻相撲
    • 鷺相撲
    • 虫相撲
    • 相撲茶屋
    • 国際相撲連盟
    • 日本相撲連盟
    • 日本相撲協会

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