横綱 よこづな yokozuna (highest rank in sumo) N1 #2,304 Meanings noun, sumo yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop Its kanji 横 オウ · よこ sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof, unreasonable, perverse 綱 コウ · つな hawser, class (genus), rope, cord, cable