yorikiri

English

Etymology

From Japanese 寄り切り (yorikiri, “frontal force out”).

Noun

yorikiri (plural yorikiri)

  1. (sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker drives his opponent out backwards while maintaining a constant grip on his mawashi.

Japanese

Romanization

yorikiri

  1. Rōmaji transcription of よりきり
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