横綱 (よこづな)yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field

yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand championnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the cropnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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Kanji in 横綱

横よこhorizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down
横ばいよこばいsidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab); crawling sideways
横断おうだんcrossing; traversing
横領おうりょうembezzlement; misappropriation
縦横じゅうおうlength and width; length and breadth
横手よこてside; beside
横目よこめsidelong glance
横断幕おうだんまくhorizontal banner
大綱たいこうfundamental principles; main lines
要綱ようこうmain principle; gist
綱領こうりょうgeneral plan; main points
綱つなrope; cord
綱引きつなひきtug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable)
綱渡りつなわたりtightrope walking; high-wire act
命綱いのちづなlifeline; safety rope
手綱たづなreins; bridle

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