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

dogwashes
dogwatch
dogwatches
dogwhip
dogwhips
dogwise
dogwood
dogwood family
dogwood tree
dogwoods
dogy
doh
dohickey
dohickeys
dohs
dohyo (current term)
dohyo-iri
dohyo matsuri
dohyos
doi moi
doiled
doilem
doilems
doilies
doilt
doilter
doiltest
doily
doin'
doing

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 ..."

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