撲 : Slap

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Components:

扌菐

slap, strike, hit, beat, tell, speak

On 'yomi:

ボク(boku)

Strokes:	15
Radical:	扌 (64)
Usage Rating:	1283

JLPT:	N1
old JLPT:	1
Grade:	8

Unicode:	064b2
jis208:	43-48

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撲 Usage examples

前相撲(まえずもう)	preliminary bouts with unranked wrestlers, unranked wrestlers
水入りの相撲(みずいりのすもう)	match with a break
相撲部屋(すもうべや)	stable
押し相撲(おしずもう)	pushing sumo, classic way of wrestling without using the belt
大相撲さん(おおずもうさん)	unofficial term for professional wrestlers
アマ相撲(アマずもう)	amateur sumo
相撲甚句(すもうじんく)	sumo-themed song, song sung at sumo events
相撲字(すもうじ)	writing style used to write the rankings
相撲文字(すもうもじ)	writing style used to write the rankings
天覧相撲(てんらんずもう)	wrestling performed in imperial presence
台覧相撲(たいらんずもう)	wrestling performed in the presence of the empress or crown prince
勧進相撲(かんじんずもう)	fund-raising tournaments of Edo period
神事相撲(しんじずもう)	sumo performed as part of Shinto harvest festivities
節会相撲(せちえずもう)	sumo performed at ancient Japanese imperial court
御当地相撲(ごとうちずもう)	local wrestler, crowd favorite (favourite)
電車道相撲(でんしゃみちすもう)	railroading an opponent straight out of the ring
上覧相撲(じょうらんずもう)	match held in front of the Emperor
撲滅運動(ぼくめつうんどう)	exterminatory measure, eradication campaign
紙相撲(かみずもう)	paper sumo
女相撲(おんなずもう)	female sumo wrestling, female sumo wrestler
給金相撲(きゅうきんずもう)	match that determines if a rikishi will have more wins than losses
新相撲(しんすもう)	"new" sumo (for women) conducted on a mat, wearing leotards instead of a mawashi
座り相撲(すわりずもう)	wrestling performed in a sitting position