Deshi vs Shokkiri - What's the difference?
deshi | shokkiri |
(sumo) a member of a heya ("stable"); trained by its shisho
disciple, mentee, follower
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In lang=en terms the difference between deshi and shokkiri
is that deshi is a member of a heya ("stable"); trained by its shisho while shokkiri is a comical display of fouls etc performed by deshi during tours.deshi
English
Noun
citation, genre= , publisher=The Gutenberg Project , isbn= , page= , passage=At eight years of age Kichitaro[u] was placed as disciple (_deshi _) at the Jo[u]shinji of Fukagawa. }}
citation, page=9 , passage=After him came several deshi , or followers he had mentored. }}