寄り切り

Japanese
Kanji in this term
寄 切
よ
Grade: 5		 き
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
寄切り

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren’yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 寄り切る (yorikiru, “to push an opponent out of the ring while gripping on the opponent’s mawashi”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) よりきり [yòríkírí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [jo̞ɾʲikʲiɾʲi]

Noun

寄(よ)り切(き)り • (yorikiri) 

  1. (sumo) a winning move by pushing an opponent out of the ring while gripping on the opponent’s mawashi
    Hypernym: 決まり手 (kimarite)
    ただいまの決(き)まり手(て)は「寄(よ)り切(き)り」。寄(よ)り切(き)って、◯◯の勝(か)ち。
    Tadaima no kimarite wa “yorikiri”. Yorikitte,◯◯ no kachi.
    The winning move just now is a yorikiri. [wrestler’s name]’s win is by yorikiri.

Usage notes
  • English-language sources generally translate this move as “frontal force out”.

Descendants
  • → English: yorikiri

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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