体育

See also: 體育

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 体育 – see 體育 (“physical education; sports”). (This term is the simplified form of 體育).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
体	育
たい Grade: 2	いく Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
體育 (kyūjitai)

Noun

1. physical education
2. (by extension) physical exercise

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 体(たい)育(いく)の日(ひ) (taīku no hi)
• 体(たい)育(いく)大(だい)会(かい) (taīku daikai)
• 体(たい)育(いく)家(か) (taīkuka, “physical educator; athlete”)

• 体(たい)育(いく)祭(さい) (taīkusai)
• 体(たい)育(いく)館(かん) (taīkukan, “gymnasium”)
• 保(ほ)健(けん)体(たい)育(いく) (hoken taīku)

Descendants

• → Chinese: 體育／体育 (tǐyù)
• → Korean: 체육 (cheyuk)
• → Vietnamese: thể dục

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.