相撲・角力

プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)

すもう【相撲・^▲角^▲力】

〔競技〕sumo wrestling；〔試合〕sumo matches [bouts]

説明
Sumo wrestling, the national sport of Japan, has a long history. In a sumo match, two rikishi, or sumo wrestlers, wearing mawashi belts fight in a ring called a dohyo. To win, a rikishi must either force his opponent out of the ring or throw him to the ground. Professional sumo tournaments are held bimonthly starting in January. Of the six annual tournaments, every other one is held in Tokyo, while the other three are held in Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka, respectively. A tournament lasts for fifteen days. The ranking list of rikishi is called the banzuke. Yokozuna, the grand champions, are at the top, and the three ranks of titleholders (sanyaku), called ozeki, sekiwake, and komusubi, follow. Non-titleholder ranks are maegashira, juryo, makushita, sandanme, jonidan, and finally jonokuchi. Rikishi ranked juryo and above receive a monthly salary and are granted special privileges, while those lower than juryo are considered trainees. All rikishi belong to one of the sumo stables called heya, where they train. During grand tournaments, rikishi are matched against opponents from other heya.（意訳：日本の伝統的な競技で国技とされる．土俵の中でまわしをつけた力士が素手で相対し，相手を倒すか土俵の外に出せば勝ちとなる競技で，１場所15日間戦う．興業は年に６場所，奇数月に東京と地方（大阪，名古屋，福岡）で交互に行われる．横綱が番付の最上位で，次に三役と呼ばれる大関・関脇・小結がきて，さらに前頭・十両・幕下・三段目・序二段，最下段の序の口となる．十両以上になると，給料が出てさまざまな特権が与えられる．「部屋」と呼ばれる稽古場があり，力士は一つの部屋に属し，その中で稽古を重ね，本場所では他の部屋の力士と対戦する）

相撲を取る sumo-wrestle ((with))

相撲にならない

君と山田では相撲にならない
You are no match for Yamada.

人のふんどしで相撲を取る

⇒ふんどし（褌）

相撲取り

a sumo wrestler

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