Talking about sumo
Most sumo talk is about results: who's still unbeaten, who's got eight wins, who might get promoted. This lesson covers win–loss records, the end of the tournament and the words fans use to react. Tap to hear any line. The bar at the bottom plays a hands-free drill for walking.
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25 words for results
Each card shows a word and a sentence you'd hear from a fan, a colleague or the TV commentary. Five are from Lessons 1 and 2.
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Records and results
Each top-division wrestler fights once a day, fifteen bouts in all. Wins are , losses are .
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- Eight is the magic number. Eight wins out of fifteen is a and usually means moving up the .
- Records out loud. . Listen for the sound changes: , , .
- An ozeki in danger. After a losing record, an is : one more losing record and he drops a rank.
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Three patterns to use today
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Say it in Japanese
Say each one out loud before you reveal the answer. Getting close counts.