noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A retired rikishi who has reached a certain standing and either becomes a shisho or helps train in others' heya.

   "For a foreigner like Jesse, becoming an oyakata to pave the way to open a heya had its obstacles."

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"For a foreigner like Jesse, becoming an oyakata to pave the way to open a heya had its obstacles."

Etymology

From Japanese 親方 (“elder”).

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