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    3. 土俵入り

    土俵入り

    土ど俵ひょう入いり​

    entrance procession of wrestlers into the ring

    KMT9News #28+1NounCulture & TraditionsSports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab17 strokes

    どひょういり

    Noun

    1.
    entrance procession of wrestlers into the ring
    sumo

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    力りき士しの土ど俵ひょう入いりが始はじまった。

    The sumo wrestlers' ring-entering ceremony began.

    KMT7Sports & Martial Arts
    観かん客きゃくは横よこ綱づなの土ど俵ひょう入いりに大おおきな拍はく手しゅを送おくった。

    The spectators gave a big round of applause for the Yokozuna's ring-entering ceremony.

    KMT9Sports & Martial ArtsCulture & Traditions
    九きゅう州しゅう場ば所しょの初しょ日にち、多おおくのファンが土ど俵ひょう入いりを見みるために会かい場じょうに集あつまった。

    On the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, many fans gathered at the venue to watch the ring-entering ceremony.

    KMT9Sports & Martial Arts
    伝でん統とう的てきな土ど俵ひょう入いりは、日に本ほんの相すも撲う文ぶん化かの美うつくしさを象しょう徴ちょうしている。

    The traditional ring-entering ceremony symbolizes the beauty of Japanese sumo culture.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsSports & Martial Arts
    土ど俵ひょう入いりは、単たんなる儀ぎ式しきではなく、力りき士しの精せい神しん性せいを表あらわす重じゅう要ような伝でん統とうである。

    The ring-entering ceremony is not just a ritual, but an important tradition that expresses the spiritual nature of the sumo wrestler.

    KMT10Sports & Martial ArtsCulture & Traditions

    Characters that make up this word

    土
    つち…(5)
    soil・earth・ground・Turkey
    Kanji
    俵
    たわら…(1)
    bag・bale・sack・counter for bags
    Kanji
    入
    い.る・-い.る・-い.り・い.れる・-い.れ・はい.る…(7)
    enter・insert
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
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