撲
slap
strike
hit
beat
tell
speak
1-3-12
Jōyō 8
JLPT 1
KKD 903
Tuttle 1771
| Word/Phrase |
Reading |
Meaning |
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相撲
角力
|
すもう
すまい
|
sumo wrestling
|
|
殴る
擲る
撲る
|
なぐる
|
to strike
to hit
|
|
大相撲
|
おおずもう
|
professional sumo wrestling
|
|
打撲
|
だぼく
|
blow
hit (on the body)
beating
|
|
撲滅
|
ぼくめつ
|
eradication
extermination
destruction
|
|
四つ相撲
|
よつずもう
|
wrestling in which both wrestlers grasp the other's belt with both hands
|
|
独り相撲
一人相撲
|
ひとりずもう
|
fighting (tilting at) windmills
working oneself up even though there really isn't anything to fight at
|
|
相撲取り
|
すもうとり
すまいとり
|
wrestler
rikishi
|
|
口相撲
口角力
|
くちずもう
|
war of words
verbal fisticuffs
|
|
相撲にならない
|
すもうにならない
|
is no match for
can't hold a candle to
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