ひょう
Meanings
Noun
Sumo
1. (wrestling) ring
2. forum (e.g. for discussion)
3. sandbag; gabion
Kanji used
earth
straw bag
Pitch accent
ひょう
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Composed of
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
edge of the ring; verge; brink; critical moment
entrance procession of wrestlers into the ring
first tournament for a wrestler
wrestler's active career
ceremony to purify the ring before the start of a tournament
wrestler's belt used in a bout