たてぎやうじ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of たてぎやうじ – see the following entry.

【立行司たてぎょうじ】 [noun] (sumo) one of the two head gyoji (sumo referees) overseeing the highest-ranked sumo wrestlers: 木村庄之助 (Kimura Shōnosuke) and 式守伊之助 (Shikimori Inosuke) Alternative spelling 立て行司

(This term, たてぎやうじ (tategyauzi), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)