shonichi 初日
Day 1 of a tournament, which falls on a Sunday.
Shonichi is day 1 of a tournament, which falls on a Sunday. On the JSA's published calendars for 2026 and 2027 it's always the second Sunday of the month, though the JSA doesn't publish a rule for it.
Related words
- nakabi 中日
- Day 8, the middle Sunday of a tournament.
- senshūraku 千秋楽
- The final day of a tournament, day 15.
- basho 場所
- A tournament. The six official ones each year are honbasho.