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相撲

noun

(archaic, possibly obsolete) a competition of power and skill, similar to modern-day sumo / (archaic, possibly obsolete) Short for 相撲取り (sumaitori): a sumo wrestler

彼は古代の相撲の技を研究しています。

He is studying the techniques of ancient sumo wrestling.

意味（1）

(archaic, possibly obsolete) a competition of power and skill, similar to modern-day sumo

931–938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō (book 4)

相撲　漢武故事云：「角觝［丁礼反。訓与突同］今之相撲也。」王隱晉書云：「相撲［撲音。蒲角反。和名：須末比。本朝相撲記有占手、垂髪、総角、最手、助手、等之名別。亦有立合、相撲長也。］下伎也。」

意味（2）

(archaic, possibly obsolete) Short for 相撲取り (sumaitori): a sumo wrestler

意味（3）

(historical, archaic) Short for 相撲の節 (Sumai no Sechi) or 相撲の節会 (Sumai no Sechie): in the Heian period, a special ceremonial sumo match held in July to help ensure a good harvest