What Does Dohyo Mean? Sumo Ring Rules & Why Women Are Restricted
Hello, I’m Kodak. When you watch sumo, almost everything happens on a raised clay platform surrounded by straw bales. In Japanese, that platform is called a dohyō. Learner Does dohyo simply mean “sumo ring,” or does the word include the whole raised platform? Kodak It can refer to both. In English, dohyō (土俵) is usually translated as “sumo ring,” but in professional sumo it commonly refers to the entire raised clay platform, including the circular fighting area marked by straw bales. Quick answer Dohyō (土俵) means the ring or arena in which sumo is performed. The modern professional […]