oyakata

English

Etymology

From Japanese 親方 (“elder”).

Noun

oyakata (plural oyakata)

  1. (sumo) A retired rikishi who has reached a certain standing and either becomes a shisho or helps train in others' heya.
    • 1992, Philbert Ono, “A Visit to Azumazeki-beya (Part 1)”, in Eye-Ai, Tokyo: Riverfield, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4:
      For a foreigner like Jesse, becoming an oyakata to pave the way to open a heya had its obstacles.
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