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    3. 力士

    力士

    力りき士し

    sumo wrestler

    KMT4News #6+1NounSports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab5 strokes

    りきしりきじ

    Noun

    1.
    sumo wrestler, rikishi
    sumo
    2.
    strong man
    3.
    Deva king
    abbreviationBuddhism

    Stroke 0 / 5

    Speed1.0x

    力りき士しは体からだが大おおきいです。

    Sumo wrestlers have big bodies.

    KMT3Sports & Martial Arts
    彼かれは将しょう来らい、力りき士しになりたいと言いっている。

    He says he wants to become a sumo wrestler in the future.

    KMT4Sports & Martial Arts
    有ゆう名めいな力りき士しのサインをもらいました。

    I got an autograph from a famous sumo wrestler.

    KMT4Sports & Martial ArtsCulture & Traditions
    力りき士しは日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきなスポーツである相すも撲うの選せん手しゅです。

    A sumo wrestler is an athlete of sumo, a traditional Japanese sport.

    KMT5Sports & Martial ArtsCulture & Traditions
    力りき士しの厳きびしい稽けい古こは、精せい神しん力りょくも鍛きたえる。

    The rigorous training of sumo wrestlers also builds mental strength.

    KMT6Sports & Martial ArtsEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    力
    ちから…(5)
    power・strength・strong・strain・bear up…(1)
    士
    さむらい…(3)
    gentleman・scholar・samurai・samurai radical (no. 33)
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