Get to know Basho better with 7 real example sentences, the meaning.
Basho meaning
A sumo tournament of any kind.
Using Basho
- The main meaning on this page is: A sumo tournament of any kind.
Context around Basho
- Average sentence length in these examples: 33 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Basho
- In this selection, "basho" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 33 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, year, world, first, title, tied and last stand out and add context to how "basho" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include compounded by basho s lament and contemporary robbie basho added elements. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "basho" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with basho
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Tokushoryu sheds tears in front of a jubilant crowd after winning his first basho title on Sunday in Tokyo. (19 words)
Fahey contemporary Robbie Basho added elements of Indian classical music and Leo Kottke used a Faheyesque approach to make the first solo steel-string guitar "hit" record. (27 words)
This book is a corrective to superficial understanding of a profound form of poetry by locating it in the real life situations of the greatest haiku poet of the world, Basho. (31 words)
The other Mongolian-born yokozuna, Kakuryu, dropped out of the race on Day 2. It is the first time since the New Year basho in January that the tournament will take place without both of the wrestlers at the top of the banzuke rankings. (44 words)
Sumo’s popularity had appeared to recover from a spate of scandals, including match fixing in 2011, with more spectators coming out until the incident involving Harumafuji once again rocked the sport during the Kyushu Basho last year. (38 words)
The poem connotes a scene in which even the birds and the fishes mourn the passing of spring, which is compounded by Basho’s lament that he doesn’t know whether he will die on this journey. (37 words)
Example sentences (7)
The poem connotes a scene in which even the birds and the fishes mourn the passing of spring, which is compounded by Basho’s lament that he doesn’t know whether he will die on this journey.
The other Mongolian-born yokozuna, Kakuryu, dropped out of the race on Day 2. It is the first time since the New Year basho in January that the tournament will take place without both of the wrestlers at the top of the banzuke rankings.
This book is a corrective to superficial understanding of a profound form of poetry by locating it in the real life situations of the greatest haiku poet of the world, Basho.
Tokushoryu sheds tears in front of a jubilant crowd after winning his first basho title on Sunday in Tokyo.
Kakuryu survives mighty scare to keep Spring Basho tied at topYokozuna Kakuryu's awkward win kept him atop the standings with Brazilian maegashira Kaisei on Monday, the ninth day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.
Sumo’s popularity had appeared to recover from a spate of scandals, including match fixing in 2011, with more spectators coming out until the incident involving Harumafuji once again rocked the sport during the Kyushu Basho last year.
Fahey contemporary Robbie Basho added elements of Indian classical music and Leo Kottke used a Faheyesque approach to make the first solo steel-string guitar "hit" record.