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Definition of Dohyo
1. Noun. (sumo) The ring, made of compacted clay, in which a sumo wrestling match is held. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dohyo
1. a sumo wrestling ring [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dohyo
Literary usage of Dohyo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan by Lafcadio Hearn (1910)
"Also, during the long summer evenings, these temples are wrestling-grounds, free
to all who love wrestling; and in many of them there is a dohyo-ba, ..."
2. The Writings of Lafcadio Hearn by Lafcadio Hearn (1922)
"Also, during the long summer evenings, these temples are wrestling-grounds, free
to all who love wrestling; and in many of them there is a dohyo-ba, ..."
3. Five Hundred Fun Facts About Japan by DIANE Publishing Company, Dorothy Perkins (1994)
"... other out of the dohyo. a 15-foot wide ring of dirt, or onto the ground. 8.
The large belt-like silk loincloth worn by sumo wrestlers is called a ..."