Higashi Definition

noun

(sumo) The right-hand (more prestigious) side of the banzuke (番付, “ranking list”)

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(sumo) A rikishi (力士, “sumo wrestler”) listed on the right side of the banzuke.

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(sumo) The eastern side of the ring.

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Origin of Higashi

From Japanese 東 (higashi, “east”), from the way the eastern or right side of the sumo ranking list is considered more prestigious, by analogy with the rising sun as opposed to the setting sun.

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