Where does “niramiai” come from?

niramiai (English) comes from Japanese 睨み合う, from Japanese 合う — to match; to fit; to agree; to be proper;...

niramiai (English): The staredown between sumo wrestlers before a match

Definitions

  1. The staredown between sumo wrestlers before a match

Ancestry of “niramiai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese睨み合うto glare at each other
2Japanese合うto match; to fit; to agree; to be proper;...
Every word from Japanese 合うEvery word from Japanese 睨み合う
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