nishi

/N IY1 SH IY0/
noun
  1. 1

    (sumo) the left-hand (less prestigious) side of the banzuke (番付, “ranking list”)

  2. 2

    (sumo) a rikishi (力士, “sumo wrestler”) listed on the left side of the banzuke

  3. 3

    (sumo) the western side of the ring

  4. 4

    A surname.

  5. 5

    A Sino-Tibetan language of the Tani branch.