Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kanjin-sumo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kan-jin--sumo
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The historic form of sumo that developed into the modern sport.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Japanese 勧進相撲 (kanjin-zumō), with zumō changed to its usual English form sumo.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 勧進相撲

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does kanjin-sumo mean?: The historic form of sumo that developed into the modern sport.
Where does kanjin-sumo come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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