白星(しろぼし)を挙(あ)げる

しろぼしをあげる
expression
to score a win
1. to score a win; to chalk up a victory (originally from sumo, now used broadly in sports and competition)
to score a win; to chalk up a victory (originally from sumo, now used broadly in sports and competition)
初日(しょにち)に白星(しろぼし)を挙(あ)げた。
Scored a win on the first day.
新人(しんじん)選手(せんしゅ)がプロ初(はつ)白星(しろぼし)を挙(あ)げた。
The rookie player scored their first professional win.
五連敗(ごれんぱい)のあと、ようやくチームは白星(しろぼし)を挙(あ)げることができた。
After five consecutive losses, the team was finally able to score a win.

Originates from sumo wrestling, where wins are marked with a white circle (白星(しろぼし)) and losses with a black circle (黒星(くろぼし)) on the scoreboard. Now widely used in sports journalism and everyday conversation to mean winning.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 白星(しろぼし)を挙(あ)げる — to score a win
  • 白星(しろぼし)スタート — starting with a win
  • 白星(しろぼし)発進(はっしん) — winning start (in a tournament)
  • 白星(しろぼし)に恵(めぐ)まれない — to be unable to get a win

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 勝(か)ち星(ぼし) — win (in a win-loss record)
  • 黒星(くろぼし) — loss; defeat (the opposite)
  • 金星(きんぼし) — an upset win (in sumo, when a lower-ranked wrestler defeats a yokozuna; also used figuratively)
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