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    3. 寄り切り

    寄り切り

    寄より​切きり​

    driving opponent out of the ring while gripping his belt

    KMT9News #30+1NounSports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab19 strokes

    寄切り寄りきり

    よりきり

    Noun

    1.
    driving opponent out of the ring while gripping his belt
    sumo

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    力りき士しは寄より切きりで勝かった。

    The sumo wrestler won by yorikiri.

    KMT6Sports & Martial Arts
    彼かれは得とく意いの寄より切きりで相 手 を土ど俵ひょうの外そとへ押おし出だした。

    He pushed his opponent out of the ring with his favorite yorikiri.

    KMT9Sports & Martial Arts
    相あい手ての体たい勢せいを崩くずし、一いっ気きに寄より切きりに持もち込こむのが彼かれの戦せん略りゃくだ。

    His strategy is to break his opponent's stance and quickly move into a yorikiri.

    KMT9Sports & Martial Arts
    観かん客きゃくは、見み事ごとな寄より切きりが決きまった瞬しゅん間かん、大だい歓かん声せいを上あげた。

    The spectators roared with cheers the moment a splendid yorikiri was decided.

    KMT9Sports & Martial ArtsEmotions & Psychology
    寄より切きりは、相すも撲うの基き本ほん的てきな技わざの一ひととでありふるくからつであり、古たくから伝 わる。

    Yorikiri is one of the fundamental techniques in sumo, passed down from ancient times.

    KMT9Sports & Martial ArtsCulture & TraditionsHistory

    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
    切
    き.る・-き.る・き.り・-き.り・-ぎ.り・き.れる…(9)
    cut・cutoff・be sharp
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
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