Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

juryo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ju-ryo
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The second highest division in sumo wrestling, below makuuchi and above makushita; rikishi at this point receive a salary.

noun

An athlete in this division.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."
"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 十両(じゅうりょう) (jūryō, “ten ryō”), from Middle Chinese 十 (dʒip, “ten”) + 兩 (ljáng, “tael”).

Word Breakdown

Root: 十

Inflected Forms

juryos (plural) jūryō (alternative)

Phrases

juryo-kaku

Frequently Paired Words

juryo-kaku

Questions

What does juryo mean?: The second highest division in sumo wrestling, below makuuchi and above makushita; rikishi at this point receive a salary.
Where does juryo come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 十両(じゅうりょう) (jūryō, “ten ryō”), from Middle Chinese 十 (dʒip, “ten”) + 兩 (ljáng, “tael”).

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