noun

Sumo term.
  1. retirement ceremony of a wrestler where his top-knot is cut.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
断髪式 だんぱつしき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

severance, decline, refuse
ダン ことわ.る た.つ (5th, N3)
fishhook radical, (乙 variant)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (Late Jr. High, N1)
hair of the head
かみ ハツ がた (Early Jr. High, N3)
hair hanging long, mane, long hair radical (no.190)
ヒュウ ヒョウ (Kentei 1)
long, leader, superior
チョウ なが.い おさ (2nd, N5)
left hand
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment, (衣 variant)
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
friend
とも ユウ う (2nd, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
style, ceremony, rite
シキ のり (3rd, N3)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)