Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

watashikomi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: watashiko-mi
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kimarite in which the attacker, while driving his opponent forward, grabs his leg and pulls it, forcing him over.

Example Sentences

"Akinoshima chases "Yankee Doodle Dandy" around the dohyo, until he finally wins by watashikomi (thigh grabbing push down)."
"Kyokushuzan deployed several rare techniques such as watashi-komi, which he used in September of 1996."
"Thigh-Grabbing Push Down (Watashikomi)"
"Ozeki Terunofuji (4-2) outlasted top-ranked maegashira Tochiozan (0-6), while New Year champion Kotoshogiku saw off sekiwake Okinoumi (1-5) with a watashikomi thigh-grabbing pushdown to level his mark at 3-3."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 渡し込み (watashikomi, “thigh-grabbing push down”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 渡し込み

Questions

What does watashikomi mean?: A kimarite in which the attacker, while driving his opponent forward, grabs his leg and pulls it, forcing him over.
Where does watashikomi come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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