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Each name includes cultural significance and can incorporate powerful meanings like strength, mountain, dragon, or ocean common in sumo tradition.
Sumo wrestlers don't use their birth names professionally; they adopt a 'shikona' (ring name) that often contains kanji characters meaning strength, mountain, or dragon, with some names passed down through generations of wrestlers from the same stable.
Historically, sumo names ending in '-maru' (meaning 'perfection' or 'circle') were reserved for wrestlers of samurai descent, though this tradition has relaxed since the Edo period (1603-1868).
Approximately 40% of sumo ring names incorporate references to Japanese prefectures, mountains, or regions, honoring the wrestler's birthplace or their stable's location.
Only elite wrestlers who reach the top makuuchi division are typically granted the honor of single-kanji ring names, making these one-character shikona extremely prestigious and uncommon.
When a wrestler retires, particularly at yokozuna (grand champion) rank, their ring name is often permanently retired and never used again, similar to jersey retirement in Western sports.
Since the 1990s, foreign-born wrestlers have comprised up to 50% of top-division rikishi, and they must adopt Japanese ring names, often incorporating kanji that phonetically match their birth names or represent their home countries.
Over 30% of active professional sumo wrestlers have ring names containing '-yama' (mountain), reflecting the sport's association with strength, immovability, and ancient mountain worship traditions.
A wrestler's stablemaster (oyakata) has absolute authority in choosing or approving ring names, often selecting names that belonged to previous successful wrestlers from the stable to transfer their legacy and spirit.
Wrestlers sometimes change their ring names mid-career if they're experiencing poor performance, consulting fortune tellers who analyze the kanji characters' meanings and stroke counts for better luck.
The ring name 'Takanohana' has been held by multiple yokozuna across different eras, with the most recent retiring in 2003 after winning 22 tournament championships, demonstrating how prestigious names pass through generations.
Some historical sumo names incorporated references to emperors or imperial symbols, though this practice became restricted after the Meiji Restoration in 1868 to show proper respect to the imperial family.
Since 1927, the Japan Sumo Association maintains an official registry of all ring names to prevent duplicates and preserve the historical record, with over 15,000 unique shikona documented throughout sumo's professional history.
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