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Kirinji Kazuharu

· Sekiwake · Nishonoseki stable · retired

Highest rankSekiwake
StableNishonoseki stable
FromChiba-ken, Kashiwa-shi
Born1953-03-09
Height182 cm
Weight128 kg
First tournamentMay 1967
Retired1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

What the name means

The ring name is written . Taken character by character:

the qilin, a mythical beast

⚠️The characters , are left out above: we do not yet have a meaning for them that we are sure of, and we would rather show a gap than a guess.

These are the dictionary meanings of the characters, not a statement about why this particular name was chosen — that is the stablemaster’s business, and we do not guess at it. How ring names are put together →

Career record

Kirinji Kazuharu has fought 1,347 recorded bouts, winning 657 and losing 690 — a winning rate of 48.8%. He has taken 3 championships. As a rank-and-file wrestler he has beaten a grand champion 8 times — a kinboshi, or gold star.

How he wins

TechniqueJapaneseWinsShare
Frontal push out16225.8%
Frontal thrust out11518.3%
Slap down9415.0%
Frontal force out7011.2%
Thrust down497.8%
Hand pull down243.8%
Rear push out243.8%
Frontal thrust down172.7%

Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →

Most frequent opponents

OpponentBoutsWonLost
Takamiyama Daigoro351718
Kaneshiro Kofuku341618
Kitanoumi Toshimitsu32428
Wakanohana Kanji31922
Kaiki Nobuhide302010
Asashio Taro29920
Kurohimeyama Hideo271512
Dewanohana Yoshitaka271710

Recent tournaments

TournamentRankRecord
September 1988Maegashira 13 East0–2–11
July 1988Maegashira 4 East3–12
May 1988Maegashira 1 East6–9
March 1988Maegashira 7 West10–5
January 1988Komusubi 1 West2–13
November 1987Maegashira 7 East9–6
September 1987Maegashira 1 East5–10
July 1987Maegashira 9 East9–6
May 1987Maegashira 2 West3–12
March 1987Maegashira 10 East9–6
January 1987Maegashira 2 East4–11
November 1986Maegashira 10 East10–5
September 1986Maegashira 6 West6–9
July 1986Maegashira 5 East7–8
May 1986Maegashira 8 West8–7

Head-to-head records

Rivalries with at least 12 meetings, each with every bout listed:

OpponentBoutsRecord
Takamiyama Daigoro3517–18
Kaneshiro Kofuku3416–18
Kitanoumi Toshimitsu324–28
Wakanohana Kanji319–22
Kaiki Nobuhide3020–10
Asashio Taro299–20
Kurohimeyama Hideo2715–12
Dewanohana Yoshitaka2717–10
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu266–20
Ozutsu Takeshi2610–16
Fujizakura Yoshimori2617–9
Kurama Tatsuya2617–9
Mienoumi Tsuyoshi258–17
Kotokaze Koki254–21
Sadanoumi Koji2514–11
Toryu Kenji2511–14
Takanosato Toshihide247–17
Tamanofuji Shigeru2313–10
Koboyama Daizo2313–10
Wajima Hiroshi228–14
Takanohana Toshiaki227–15
Kirishima Kazuhiro2013–7
Arase Nagahide2013–7
Wakashimazu Mutsuo191–18
Onishiki Ittetsu1815–3
Masuiyama Daishiro178–9
Asahikuni Masuo176–11
Kaiketsu Masateru164–12
Aobajo Yukio169–7
Aobayama Hirotoshi169–7
Tochiakagi Takanori169–7
Misugiiso Takuya169–7
Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi153–12
Yutakayama Hiromitsu159–6
Oshio Kenji1411–3
Daijuyama Tadaaki149–5
Tagaryu Shoji147–7
Sakahoko Nobushige145–9
Onokuni Yasushi132–11
Terao Tsunefumi136–7
Masudayama Yasuhito139–4
Itai Keisuke136–7
Takamisugi Takakatsu137–6
Asahifuji Seiya126–6
Washuyama Yoshikazu124–8
Amanoyama Shizuo127–5
Takanofuji Tadao123–9

More detail

The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Kirinji Kazuharu: tournament-by-tournament results, every bout he has fought, head-to-head records against all opponents, a breakdown of his winning techniques, a reading of his fighting style, and his records.

Kirinji Kazuharu （） — full record (Japanese)

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