- maisuu the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
Used in formal or written Japanese to count flat objects or, in sumo, to describe the rank difference between wrestlers.
紙の枚数を数えてください。
Kami no maisuu o kazoete kudasai.
Please count the number of sheets of paper.
力士の枚数が勝敗に影響する。
Rikishi no maisuu ga shouhai ni eikyou suru.
The rank difference of the wrestlers affects the win-loss outcome.
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