NHK「WORLD-JAPAN」さんのインスタグラム写真 - (NHK「WORLD-JAPAN」Instagram)「‘Hitorizumo’ refers to an effort that has failed to win support.🥺 (Such as a camping trip that a work colleague keeps bringing up.🏕️🤷🏻😉) The word literally reads as ‘one-person sumo’ and originally meant making sumo moves against an invisible opponent.🫥 ⛩️This ‘solo sumo’ is a Shinto ritual where a wrestler fights a shrine’s deity and sometimes loses on purpose, just to please them.💪😉🌾 Here’s how ‘hitorizumo’ is written in kanji and hiragana: 一人 - ひとり ‐ hitori - one person, 相撲 ‐ ずもう - zumo. Sumo changes to ‘zumo’ when it's preceded by another word. Swipe to hear how to say ‘hitorizumo’. Do you have an expression in your language which refers to someone who is alone in pushing for something to happen? . 👉Discover other sumo-related words｜Watch｜Magical Japanese: Sumo｜Free On Demand｜NHK WORLD-JAPAN website.👀 . 👉For more Japanese language learning and 🆓 free video, audio and text resources, visit Learn Japanese on NHK WORLD-JAPAN’s website and click on Easy Japanese.✅ . 👉Tap in Stories/Highlights to get there.👆 . 👉Follow the link in our bio for more on the latest from Japan. . 👉If we’re on your Favorites list you won’t miss a post. . . #一人相撲＃ひとりずもう #hitorizumo #相撲 #すもう #sumo #sumowrestler #shinto #sumowrestling #japanculture #japanesephrase #japanesewords #easyjapanese #japaneseonline #kanji #hiragana #japaneselanguage #freejapanese #learnjapanese #learnjapaneseonline #日本語 #nihongo #일본어 #japanisch #bahasajepang #ภาษาญี่ปุ่น #日語 #tiếngnhật #japan #nhkworldjapan」7月16日 6時00分