English Dictionary

toku-dawara

名詞

複数形 複数形のみ

(sumo) Small enlargements at the cardinal points of the dohyo; originally the entry and exit points.

日本語の意味

相撲の土俵の東西南北の各方にある、小さな盛り上がり部分。元々は土俵の出入り口として機能していた。

Before the match, the rikishi paused at the toku-dawara to judge their distance from the center.

試合前、力士たちは土俵の方角を示す小さな盛り土のそばで止まり、中心からの距離を確かめた。

意味（1）

(sumo) Small enlargements at the cardinal points of the dohyo; originally the entry and exit points.

In fact, the sumo ring is not exactly round. Instead, the ring is broadened at four points by the width of a small rice bag (see fig. 1). These four rice bags placed at the cardinal points of the ring are called toku-dawara (lucky straw bags).