Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shiranui-gata

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
shi-ranui--ga-ta
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The less common ring-entering ceremony performed by yokozuna, consisting only of offensive moves.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 不知火型 (shiranuigata).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 不知火型

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Questions

What does shiranui-gata mean?
The less common ring-entering ceremony performed by yokozuna, consisting only of offensive moves.
Where does shiranui-gata come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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