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    3. 寄り倒し

    寄り倒し

    寄より​倒たおし​

    knocking an opponent over while holding his belt

    KMT10News #37+1NounSports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab24 strokes

    よりたおし

    Noun

    1.
    knocking an opponent over while holding his belt
    sumo

    Stroke 0 / 24

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは見み事ごとな寄より倒たおしで相あい手てを倒たおしました。

    He defeated his opponent with a splendid yoritaoshi.

    KMT7Sports & Martial Arts
    寄より倒たおしは、力りき士しが相あい手てのまわしを掴つかんで土ど俵ひょうの外そとへ押おし出だす技わざです。

    Yoritaoshi is a technique where a sumo wrestler grabs his opponent's belt and pushes him out of the ring.

    KMT9Sports & Martial Arts
    観かん客きゃくは、豪ごう快かいな寄より倒たおしが決きまった瞬しゅん間かんに大だい歓かん声せいをあげた。

    The spectators cheered loudly the moment a powerful yoritaoshi was executed.

    KMT9Sports & Martial ArtsEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは寄より倒たおしを得えい意ぎょうとしており、その強きょう力りょくな体たい幹かんが技わざの成せい功こうを支ささえている。

    He specializes in yoritaoshi, and his strong core supports the success of the technique.

    KMT10Sports & Martial Arts
    寄より倒たおしは古ふるくから相すも撲うの基き本ほん的てきな技わざの一ひとつつとして伝でん承しょうされてきた。

    Yoritaoshi has been handed down as one of the basic techniques of sumo since ancient times.

    KMT10Sports & Martial ArtsHistoryCulture & Traditions

    Characters that make up this word

    寄
    よ.る・-よ.り・よ.せる…(4)
    draw near・stop in・bring near・gather・collect…(2)
    Kanji
    倒
    たお.れる・-だお.れ・たお.す・さかさま・さかさ・さかしま…(1)
    overthrow・fall・collapse・drop・break down
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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