大関

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	関
おお Grade: 1	せき > ぜき Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
大關 (kyūjitai)

Noun

大(おお)関(ぜき) • (ōzeki) ^{←おほぜき (ofozeki)^?}

(sumo) ozeki, literally 'great barrier', the second-highest rank in sumo-wrestling, above sekiwake and below yokozuna
a person holding the rank

Proper noun

大(おお)関(ぜき) • (Ōzeki)

a surname

See also

横(よく)綱(づな) (yokuzuna, “yokozuna”)
関(せき)脇(わけ) (sekiwake, “sekiwake”)
小(こ)結(むすび) (komusubi, “komusubi”)
前(まえ)頭(がしら) (maegashira, “maegashira”)
幕(まく)内(うち) (makūchi, “makuuchi”)
十(じゅう)両(りょう) (jūryō, “juryo”)
幕(まく)下(した) (makushita, “makushita”)
三(さん)段(だん)目(め) (sandanme, “sandanme”)
序(じょ)二(に)段(だん) (jonidan, “jonidan”)
序(じょ)ノ口(くち) (jonokuchi, “jonokuchi”)

References

“大関”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025