A Georgian Sumo Wrestler  Triumphs

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A Georgian Sumo Wrestler Triumphs

Sumo is Japan’s national sport. At this January’s tournament, Tochinoshin was victorious. There are many foreign wrestlers, but this is the first time a Georgian wrestler has won the tournament. In the past, wrestlers from Hawaii and, in more recent years, Mongolia have won many tournaments. Tochinoshin used to have a higher ranking, but due to a knee injury, his rank dropped so far that he didn’t even earn a salary. From this, he managed to rise up to win the tournament. Many people were impressed by this, and congratulated him.

相撲すもう
sumou ha
sumo
日本にほん
nihonn no
Japan’s
国技こくぎ
kokugi
national sport
です。
desu.
is
はつ
hatsu
(this) January’s <the first>
場所ばしょ
basho
tournament
で、
de,
at
栃ノ心とちのしん
tochinoshinn ga
Tochinoshin
優勝ゆうしょう
yuushou
victorious
しました。
shima shita.
was
外国人がいこくじん
gaikokujinn
foreign
力士りきし
rikishi ha
wrestlers
たくさん
takusann
many
います
i masu
there are
が、
ga,
but
ジョージアじょーじあじん
jo-jia jinn no
Georgian (a wrestler)
優勝ゆうしょう
yuushou ha
has won (the tournament)
初めてはじめて
hajimete
the first time
です。
desu.
(this) is
過去かこ
kako
(the) past
には
niha
in
ハワイはわい
hawai
Hawaii
からの、
kara no,
from and
近年きんねん
kinnnenn ha
in more recent years
モンゴルもんごる
monngoru
Mongolia
出身しゅっしん
shusshinn no
[from]
力士りきし
rikishi ga
[wrestlers]
何度なんど
nanndomo
many
優勝ゆうしょうしています。
yuushou shite i masu.
have won tournaments
栃ノ心とちのしんは、
tochinoshinn ha,
Tochinoshin
上位じょうい
joui no
higher
ランクらんく
rannku
(a) ranking
でした
deshita
used to have
が、
ga,
but
ひざ怪我けが
hiza no kega
(a) knee injury
で、
de,
due to
給料きゅうりょう
kyuuryou ga
(a) salary
もらえない
moraenai
(he) didn’t even earn
ランクらんく まで
rannku made
(his) rank
ちてしまいました。
ochite shimai mashita.
dropped so far that
そこ
soko
this
から
kara
from
がり、
haiagari,
(he) managed to rise up
優勝ゆうしょうしました。
yuushou shi mashita.
to win (the tournament)
このことに
konokoto ni
by this
おおくの
ooku no
many
ひと
hito ga
people
感動かんどうし、
kanndou shi,
were impressed and
祝福しゅくふく しました。
shukufuku shi mashita.
congratulated (him)

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