体育祭

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 2
いく
Grade: 3
さい
Grade: 3
goon
Alternative spelling
體育祭 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

体育(たいいく) (taiiku, sports) + (さい) (sai, festival).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(たい)(いく)(さい) (taiikusai

  1. A sports festival held in a Japanese school.

Usage notes[edit]

Although 運動会 and 体育祭 stand for the same events, 体育祭, which is very rare in elementary schools, is more common than 運動会 in junior high schools and in senior high schools.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN