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maegashira

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mae-gashira
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The highest salaried rank of sumo wrestler, below komusubi and above juryo; the lowest rank in the makuuchi division.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 前頭 (maegashira).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

maegashiras (plural)

Questions

What does maegashira mean?
The highest salaried rank of sumo wrestler, below komusubi and above juryo; the lowest rank in the makuuchi division.
Where does maegashira come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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