komusubi means A sumo wrestler of the lowest sanyaku rank, below sekiwake and above maegashira. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
noun
- A sumo wrestler of the lowest sanyaku rank, below sekiwake and above maegashira.“[…] Kitani and Go were still only like the komusubi juniors in sumo program rankings. […] In fact, their first ten-game match was described merely as the battle of the komusubis.”