琴冠佑 · Juryo · Sadogatake stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Sadogatake stable |
| From | Hokkaido, Niikappu-gun, Niikappu-cho |
| Born | 1966-02-02 |
| Height | 182 cm |
| Weight | 123 kg |
| First tournament | March 1981 |
| Retired | 2006-09-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 琴冠佑. Taken character by character:
| 琴 | the koto, a Japanese zither |
⚠️The characters 冠, 佑 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 →
Kotokanyu Motomasa has fought 878 recorded bouts, winning 461 and losing 417 — a winning rate of 52.5%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 75 | 20.3% |
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 56 | 15.1% |
| Over arm throw | 上手投げ | 41 | 11.1% |
| Thrust down | 突き落とし | 37 | 10.0% |
| Underarm throw | 下手投げ | 19 | 5.1% |
| Rear push out | 送り出し | 18 | 4.9% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 17 | 4.6% |
| Hand pull down | 引き落とし | 16 | 4.3% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyozakura Toshiaki | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| Tochitenko Masataka | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| Sentoryu Henri | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Kobo Kenichi | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Wakakosho Taihei | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Kitazakura Hidetoshi | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| Kanechika Kazunori | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Yanagawa Nobuyuki | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| September 2006 | Makushita 42 East | 3–2 |
| July 2006 | Makushita 25 West | 2–5 |
| May 2006 | Makushita 43 West | 5–2 |
| March 2006 | Makushita 27 West | 2–5 |
| January 2006 | Makushita 21 East | 3–4 |
| November 2005 | Makushita 9 West | 2–5 |
| September 2005 | Makushita 27 East | 6–1 |
| July 2005 | Makushita 18 East | 3–4 |
| May 2005 | Makushita 13 West | 3–4 |
| March 2005 | Makushita 9 West | 3–4 |
| January 2005 | Makushita 4 West | 3–4 |
| November 2004 | Makushita 11 East | 5–2 |
| September 2004 | Makushita 7 East | 3–4 |
| July 2004 | Makushita 1 West | 3–4 |
| May 2004 | Makushita 7 West | 4–3 |
Rivalries with at least 12 meetings, each with every bout listed:
| Opponent | Bouts | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Toyozakura Toshiaki | 13 | 5–8 |
| Tochitenko Masataka | 12 | 4–8 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Kotokanyu Motomasa: 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.