Word Meaning 太刀持ち
たちもち
tachimochi
太刀持ち is read as たちもち (tachimochi) and means rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony.
Meaning
English
- rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony
- sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword)
Reading
Kana
たちもち
Romaji
tachimochi
Writing Variants
- 太刀持 たちもち tachimochi