Juryo
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Juryo is a noun meaning (sumo) The second highest division in sumo wrestling, below makuuchi and above makushita; rikishi at this point receive a salary.
Meaning
(sumo) The second highest division in sumo wrestling, below makuuchi and above makushita; rikishi at this point receive a salary.
More Meanings
- (sumo) An athlete in this division.
Example Sentences
Yokozuna fight each other at the end of the tournament. Lower-division wrestlers fight a total of seven matches per tournament; juryo and makuuchi fight fifteen.
The monthly pay for a yokozuna in the mid-1970s was only ¥373,000, while an ozeki received ¥294,700; a sekiwake or komusubi, ¥200,300; a maegashira, ¥137, 600; and a juryo, ¥114,500.
Jesse won promotion into what is called the juryo division of sumo and to the title of “sekitori” on the basis of his showing at the New Year’s Sumo Tournament in Tokyo, where he compiled a respectable 5-2 showing, including wins over two former juryos.
Word Forms
- juryos
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include juryo-kaku, maegashira, sekitori, jonidan, jonokuchi, heyagashira.
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