- shindeshikensa medical examination of entrants into professional wrestling
Used in sumo wrestling to refer to the official physical examination for new recruits; you'll encounter it in sports news or documentaries about sumo stables.
新弟子検査に合格した。
Shindeshikensa ni gōkaku shita.
He passed the new recruit examination.
新弟子検査は相撲協会で行われる。
Shindeshikensa wa sumō kyōkai de okonawareru.
The new recruit examination is held at the Sumo Association.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 'nyūmon shiken' (entrance exam), but 'shindeshikensa' is a physical exam specifically for sumo recruits.
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