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English
Etymology
Japanese below the curtain
Noun
makushita
- ((sumo{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) the third highest division of professional sumo wrestling, below juryo; the lowest division at which a salary is paid