Kanji

俵

俵

bag, bale, sack, counter for bags

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ヒョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

たわら

Common Readings

ヒョウ, たわら

Example sentences

土俵 どひょう
力士 たち は 土俵 の 上 で 激しく ぶつかり合った

The sumo wrestlers clashed fiercely on the dohyo.

押し倒す おしたおす
力士 は 相手 を 土俵 の 外 に 押し倒した 。

The wrestler pushed his opponent down outside the ring.

米俵 こめだわら
江戸時代 に は 、 年貢 として 多く の 米俵 が 納められた 。

In the Edo period, many straw rice bags were paid as land tax.

土俵際 どひょうぎわ
交渉 は 土俵際 まで 追い詰められた が 、 最終的 に 合意 に 達した 。

Negotiations were pushed to the brink, but finally reached an agreement.

投げ なげ
土俵際 で 鮮やか な 投げ が 決まった

A brilliant throwing technique was executed at the edge of the ring.

Example Vocabulary

土俵

どひょう

dohyo (sumo ring)

俵

たわら

米俵

こめだわら

straw rice bag; rice bale

土俵際

どひょうぎわ

edge of the sumo ring; critical moment; last-ditch

一俵

いっぴょう

土俵入り

どひょういり

炭俵

すみだわら

俵物

たわらもの

徳俵

とくだわら

俵数

ひょうすう

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