浴びせ倒し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
浴	倒
あ Grade: 4	たお Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 浴びせ (abise, the 連用形 (ren’yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 浴びせる (abiseru), “to put one’s own body (onto an opponent)”) +‎ 倒し (taoshi, the 連用形 (ren’yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 倒す (taosu), “to throw down”).

Noun

浴(あ)びせ倒(たお)し • (abisetaoshi) ^{←あびせたふし (abisetafusi)?}

1. (sumo) a winning move in which the attacker forces his opponent over backwards by throwing his weight into him from a grappling position

   Hypernym: 決まり手 (kimarite)

Usage notes

• English-language sources generally translate this move as “backward force-down”.

Descendants

• → English: abisetaoshi