Tatsunami stable
The ring name he took combined "Mōko" (, "fierce tiger", which is homophonous with the old Sino-Japanese name for Mongolia, ) with the "nami" of Tatsunami stable. There is a now a movement among Mongolians residing in Japan to discontinue using the country name "Mōko" as they consider the name derogatory. This was acknowledged by Mōkonami, but he continued using this "shikona" for the remainder of his career.