あんこ

noun

potbellied sumo wrestler

Sumo slang for a wrestler with a large protruding belly, likened to the shape of a monkfish.

See also: あんこ型 (あんこがた)

• あの力りき士しはあんこ体たい型けいで、押おし相撲ずもうが得とく意いだ。

  That wrestler has a potbellied build and excels at pushing techniques.

noun

monkfish; goosefish; sea devil

Original meaning; refers to the fish. In modern Japanese, the reading あんこう is far more common for this sense.

See also: 鮟鱇 (あんこう)

• 鮟あん鱇こは深しん海かい魚ぎょで、大おおきな口くちが特とく徴ちょうだ。

  The monkfish is a deep-sea fish known for its large mouth.