yūshō 優勝
The tournament championship, won by the best record in a division.
Yūshō is the tournament championship, and every division awards one to its best record. The top-division winner gets the Emperor's Cup and 10 million yen, which doubles to 20 million from January 2027. A tie for first goes to a playoff, the kettei-sen.
Related words
- kettei-sen 決定戦
- A playoff for the title when wrestlers tie for the best record.
- zenshō 全勝
- A perfect record, winning every bout of the tournament.
- sanshō 三賞
- The three special prizes for top-division wrestlers below ōzeki.
- senshūraku 千秋楽
- The final day of a tournament, day 15.