式守伊之助

Japanese

Kanji in this term
式	守	伊	之	助
しき Grade: 3	もり Grade: 3	い Jinmeiyō	の Jinmeiyō	すけ Grade: 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕikʲimo̞ɾʲi ino̞sɨᵝke̞]

Proper noun

式(しき)守(もり)伊(い)之(の)助(すけ) • (Shikimori Inosuke) 

1. (sumo) title given to the second-highest ranking referee (gyōji) in professional sumo

Related terms

• 立行司(たてぎょうじ) (tategyōji, “chief referees”)
• 木村庄之助(きむら　しょうのすけ) (Kimura Shōnosuke, title of highest ranking referee)
• 行司(ぎょうじ) (gyōji, “sumo referee”)
• 四股名(しこな) (shikona, “shikona; ring name”)