Home › Words › T › tegatanategatanategatana · noun — the ceremonial gesture made by a winning wrestler after receiving his prize money.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom Japanese 手刀 (tegatana, “knife hand”).nounThe ceremonial gesture made by a winning wrestler after receiving his prize money.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.kensho 57% match — Prize money given to encourage rikishi by sponsors. vs tegatana →shiroboshi 57% match — victory in a bout vs tegatana →danpatsushiki 56% match — The ceremony in which the topknot of a retiring rikishi is cut off. vs tegatana →ashitori 55% match — a kimarite in which the attacker takes his opponent down by grabbing and lifting his leg with both hands vs tegatana →kimarite 55% match — any of the 82 techniques that may be used to win a match vs tegatana →tachi 54% match — A pre-katana style Japanese sword, characterized by a longer blade with more curvature. vs tegatana →uwatehineri 54% match — A kimarite in which the attacker twists his opponent in the direction of his outside arm. vs tegatana →sakatottari 53% match — A kimarite, counter to a tottari, in which the attacker frees the arm being barred and forces his opponent to fall forward. vs tegatana →