相撲 (すもう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

相撲 (すもう) means sumo wrestling.

See example sentences below.

相撲 at a glance

相撲

すもうsumou

N2noun

sumo wrestling

相撲すもうsumouN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

sumo wrestling

Example 1

相撲をテレビで見ました。

Translation

I watched sumo on TV.

Example 2

彼は相撲の選手です。

Translation

He is a sumo wrestler.

Kanji 撲: slap, strike, hit, beat, tell, speak

Kanji 撲: meanings, readings, and example words.

Kanji 相: inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy

Kanji 相: meanings, readings, and example words.

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