Definitions
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- noun sumo the
division ofsumo wrestlers abovejonokuchi and belowsandanme ; contains the highest number ofrikishi
Etymologies
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Japanese
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Examples
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He was rushed to the hospital and doctors removed a hematoma from the jonidan junior-division wrestler's head, the Tokyo Police say.
Kengo, 18-Year-Old Sumo Wrestler, In Coma After Collapse 2010
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Kengo belongs to jonidan, the second-lowest of the six divisions in professional sumo wrestling.
Kengo, 18-Year-Old Sumo Wrestler, In Coma After Collapse 2010
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And in the lower jonidan class, Mongolian-born Tokitenku finished first as well.
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