神相撲

Reading

Kana: かみずもう

Romaji: kamizumou

Definition

noun

1

part of the shrine dedication ceremony at the Hachiman shrine in Yoshitomi, where articulated wooden dolls enact a sumo bout

(Shinto term)

See also: 紙相撲 (reading かみずもう)

Kanji

神

Readings: シン、 ジン、 かみ、 かん-、 こう-

Meanings: gods, mind, soul

相

Readings: ソウ、 ショウ、 あい-

Meanings: inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy

撲

Reading: ボク

Meanings: slap, strike, hit, beat, tell, speak