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相撲 (すもう): sumo wrestling — Japanese vocabulary

相撲 is read すもう and means "sumo wrestling". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

相撲

Reading
すもう · sumou
Translation
sumo wrestling
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
すもうが

Example

相撲は日本の伝統的なスポーツです。

すもうはにっぽんのでんとうてきなスポーツです。

Sumo is the traditional sport of Japan.

Kanji in this word

  • 相 — mutual, partner
  • 撲 — strike, beat

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