Etymograph

English

tsukebito

Tsukebito comes from Japanese 付け人.

  1. Japanesemodern付け人1
  2. Englishtodaytsukebito1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English tsukebito

Lineage

  1. Japanesemodern付け人Wiktionary, English tsukebito
  2. EnglishtodaytsukebitoWiktionary, English tsukebito

Every English word from Japanese 付け人

Today it means

noun An attendant of a higher-ranked rikishi or gyoji.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tsukebito”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Japanese 付け人 / tsukebito

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