Home › Words › J › joshijoshijoshi means japanese women's professional wrestling.EtymologyEllipsis of 女子プロレス (joshi puroresu), itself a compound of 女子 (joshi, “woman”) + プロレス (puroresu, “professional wrestling”).nounJapanese women's professional wrestlingJapanese women's professional wrestling; A female Japanese professional wrestlere.g.“Whether they are called joshis, luchadoras, or lady grapplers, one can find female wrestlers in every part of the world.” — 2017, Pat Laprade, Dan Murphy, Sisterhood of the Squared Circle: The History and Rise of Women's Wrestling:nameA Kalash festival celebrated at the end of May, involving libations of milk, dancing, and rhythmic drumming.A surname from Nepali.A surname from Gujarati.A surname from Marathi.A surname from Hindi.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.josei 56% match — A class of manga written for an older female audience. vs joshi →wakaimonogashira 50% match — A retired wrestler who works with new recruits vs joshi →jonidan 49% match — The division of sumo wrestlers above jonokuchi and below sandanme, containing the highest number of rikishi. vs joshi →yaocho 49% match — match fixing in Japan vs joshi →josher 48% match — A person who joshes or ridicules vs joshi →amasumo 48% match — amateur sumo vs joshi →jokeress 47% match — A female joker. vs joshi →shojo 47% match — A style of anime and manga intended for young women. vs joshi →