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すもうをとる
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, る)
1. to wrestle with; to contest an issue
2. to take part in sumo
Alt. forms
相撲すもうを取とる
すもうをとる
Conjugations...Used in: 5
Composed of
sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money; (lit.) to wrestle sumo in someone else's loincloth
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money; (lit.) to wrestle sumo in someone else's loincloth