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nichonage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nichonage
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a kimarite in which the attacker places a leg in front of his opponent's leg, at the knee, then sweeps back with his leg and pulls the opponent forward over the leg.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 二丁投げ, literally "body drop throw".

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 二丁投げ

Questions

What does nichonage mean?
a kimarite in which the attacker places a leg in front of his opponent's leg, at the knee, then sweeps back with his leg and pulls the opponent forward over the leg.
Where does nichonage come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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