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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Japanese 西 (nishi, “west”), from the way the western or left side of the sumo ranking list is considered less prestigious, by analogy with the setting sun as opposed to the rising sun.
Noun[edit]
nishi (plural nishi)
- (sumo) the left-hand (less prestigious) side of the banzuke (番付, “ranking list”)
- (sumo) a rikishi (力士, “sumo wrestler”) listed on the left side of the banzuke
- (sumo) the western side of the ring
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