Word Meaning 勧進相撲

かんじんずもう kanjinzumou

勧進相撲 is read as かんじんずもう (kanjinzumou) and means fund-raising tournaments (during the Edo period).

Meaning

English

  1. fund-raising tournaments (during the Edo period)

Reading

Kana

かんじんずもう

Romaji

kanjinzumou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 48 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 79295 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

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勧進

かんじん

temple solicitation

勧進帳

かんじんちょう

temple solicitation book

勧進元

かんじんもと

backer

相撲

すまい

sumo wrestling

大相撲

おおずもう

professional sumo wrestling

四つ相撲

よつずもう

wrestling in which both wrestlers grasp the other's belt with both hands

一人相撲

ひとりずもう

mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)

水入りの相撲

みずいりのすもう

match with a break

子供相撲

こどもずもう

children's sumo

電車道相撲

でんしゃみちすもう

railroading an opponent straight out of the ring

前相撲

まえずもう

preliminary bouts with unranked wrestlers

力相撲

ちからずもう

sumo wrestling using strength instead of technique