(sumo) The ring, made of compacted clay, in which a sumo wrestling match is held.

(sumo) a ring-entering ceremony performed by rikishi, in the juryo and higher divisions, upon entering the dohyo

(sumo) A Shinto ceremony in which the dohyo is purified and blessed prior to each basho.

(sumo) A group ring-entering ceremony performed by all members of the makuuchi division, except the yokozuna, after the juryo bouts.