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運動会

Sports Day


Meaning

Sports Day

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Remember how 運動 means "exercise?" When you meet with a bunch of other people to exercise it's called Sports Day! This is a day at schools in Japan where everybody does physical stuff together! It's fun and also very tiring!


Reading

うんどうかい

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 運動会を行う

    to hold Sports Day

    運動会を楽しむ

    to enjoy Sports Day

    運動会をする

    to have a Sports Day

  • 運動会の前日

    the day before Sports Day

    運動会の種目

    Sports Day events

    運動会の練習

    practice for Sports Day

  • 最後の運動会

    the last Sports Day

    今年の運動会

    this year's Sports Day

    小学校の運動会

    elementary school Sports Day

  • 運動会に行く

    to go to Sports Day

    運動会に出る

    to attend Sports Day

    運動会に来る

    to come to Sports Day

Context Sentences

明日は運動会です。

Tomorrow is sports day.

運動会の日、雨じゃないといいんですが。

I hope it doesn't rain on the day of the athletic meet.

運動会に向けて、毎日練習しています。

We practice every day in preparation for the sports festival.


Kanji Composition