onna-zumō 女相撲
Women's sumo. It's amateur only today.
Onna-zumō is women's sumo, which today is amateur only. Women can't compete in professional sumo or step onto a professional ring. JSA chairman Hakkaku has said the ban rests on sumo's origins as sacred ritual and on the association's duty to preserve tradition.
Related words
- dohyō 土俵
- The ring: a raised platform of packed clay.
- Nihon Sumō Kyōkai 日本相撲協会
- The Japan Sumo Association, which runs professional sumo.