yagura

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 櫓 (“tower, turret, keep, scaffold”).

Noun

yagura (plural yagura)

  1. (sumo) A high wooden tower in front of a sumo arena from which a yobidashi beats the taiko drum each day before and after each tournament.

Japanese

Romanization

yagura

  1. Rōmaji transcription of やぐら
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