首投げ · kubinage · Throwing techniques
1,706 recorded bouts have been decided by this technique — 0.27% of all bouts in the database, ranking it 25 of 87 by frequency.
Written 首投げ, read くびなげ and romanised kubinage. The Japan Sumo Association classes it as throwing techniques (投げ手).
The English name here follows NHK WORLD-JAPAN (GRAND SUMO Highlights - Techniques). We do not translate technique names ourselves.
| Wrestler | Times | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 豪栄道 | 15 | 回数 元大関 |
| 豊後錦 | 13 | 元幕下十六枚目 |
| 小城ノ浜 | 13 | 東幕下六十枚目 |
| 大翔宗 | 12 | 元三段目三十三枚目 |
| 豊昇龍 | 8 | 東横綱 |
From the association’s own tally, which covers a different (shorter) period than the bout counts above. Names are given in Japanese.