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Where does “sekiwake” come from?

sekiwake (English) comes from Japanese 関脇 — sekiwake, lit.: 'next to the barrier'; denoting...

sekiwake (English): The rank of sumo wrestler below ozeki and above...

Definitions

  1. The rank of sumo wrestler below ozeki and above...

Ancestry of “sekiwake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese関脇sekiwake, lit.: 'next to the barrier'; denoting...
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