勝(か)ち越(こ)し

かちこし
noun
winning record; more wins than losses; go-ahead (score)
1. winning record; more wins than losses
Having more wins than losses in a series of matches or over a season. Especially prominent in sumo, where achieving 勝ち越し (8 or more wins in a 15-bout tournament) determines a wrestler's ranking.
今場所(こんばしょ)は勝(か)ち越(こ)しを決(き)めた。
He secured a winning record this tournament.
8勝(しょう)7敗(はい)でぎりぎり勝(か)ち越(こ)した。
He barely got a winning record with 8 wins and 7 losses.
新入幕(しんにゅうまく)で勝(か)ち越(こ)しを果(は)たすのは簡単(かんたん)ではない。
It's not easy to achieve a winning record in your first tournament in the top division.
2. go-ahead (score); taking the lead
Scoring the goal or run that puts one's team ahead of the opponent in a game.
9回(かい)に勝(か)ち越(こ)し点(てん)を入(い)れた。
They scored the go-ahead run in the 9th inning.
後半(こうはん)終了(しゅうりょう)間際(まぎわ)に勝(か)ち越(こ)しゴール(ごーる)を決(き)めた。
They scored the go-ahead goal just before the end of the second half.
延長戦(えんちょうせん)で勝(か)ち越(こ)しのホームラン(ほーむらん)を打(う)って、チーム(ちーむ)を勝利(しょうり)に導(みちび)いた。
He hit a go-ahead home run in extra innings and led the team to victory.

A sports term with particular significance in sumo wrestling. In sumo, each tournament (場所(ばしょ)) has 15 bouts, and a wrestler who wins 8 or more achieves 勝(か)ち越(こ)し, which generally results in a promotion in the rankings.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 勝(か)ち越(こ)しを決(き)める: to clinch a winning record
  • 勝(か)ち越(こ)しを果(は)たす: to achieve a winning record
  • 勝(か)ち越(こ)し点(てん): go-ahead run/point
  • 勝(か)ち越(こ)しゴール(ごーる): go-ahead goal

OPPOSITE:

  • 負(ま)け越(こ)し: losing record; more losses than wins — the counterpart in sumo and other sports
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