Jisho

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Noun
1. ringside judgeSumo
Wikipedia definition
2. ShimpanThis article about a judge in sumo. For a kind of a feudal domain in the Edo period, see Shinpan (daimyo). Shimpan are the judges of a professional sumo bout. In a sumo honbasho tournament five shimpan sit around the ring to observe which wrestler wins the matchup. When judging tournament bouts they wear formal Japanese dress of otokomono, haori with mon, and hakama.
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