Banzuke

jonidan

The fifth division. Its size isn't fixed.

Jonidan is the fifth division. Its size isn't fixed: it shares whatever wrestlers are left with jonokuchi, the division below. The November 2026 banzuke had 200 in jonidan. Its wrestlers fight seven bouts a tournament.

sandanme
The fourth division, with 160 wrestlers since January 2025.
jonokuchi
The sixth and lowest division, where new recruits first appear.

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