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相撲取り
sumoutori
Description
「相撲取り」は、相撲をする人のことです。体がとても大きくて強い人が多いです。
"相撲取り" means a person who does sumo wrestling. Many of them have very large and strong bodies.
「力士」と同じ意味ですが、「相撲取り」のほうがふだんの会話でよく使います。
It has the same meaning as "力士", but "相撲取り" is more commonly used in everyday conversation.
Meanings
相撲取りsumoutori
a sumo wrestler
あの相撲取りはとても大きいですね。
That sumo wrestler is very big.
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Notes
- Word formation
相撲 (sumo) + 取り (from 取る, one who does), literally "one who does sumo".
- Nuance
相撲取り is the everyday spoken term; 力士 is the more formal or official word.
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