Chinese
Japanese
Kanji in this term
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体
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育
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たい Grade: 2
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いく Grade: 3
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on'yomi
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Alternative spelling
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體育 (kyūjitai)
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Kanji in this term
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体
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育
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たいく
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Grade: 2
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Grade: 3
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irregular
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Alternative spelling
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體育 (kyūjitai)
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Pronunciation
Noun
体育 or 体育 • (taiiku or taiku)
- physical education
- (by extension) physical exercise
Usage notes
- The たいく (taiku) pronunciation is colloquially common, but proscribed. For the sound change, see 唯一 (yuiitsu), which can alternatively also be pronounced as ゆいつ (yuitsu).
Derived terms
- 体育の日 (taiiku no hi)
- 体育大会 (taiiku daikai)
- 体育家 (taiikuka, “physical educator; athlete”)
- 体育祭 (taiikusai, “sports festival held at a school”)
- 体育館 (taiikukan, “gymnasium”)
- 保健体育 (hoken taiiku)
- 体育座り (taiikuzuwari, “sitting while holding one's knees”)
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.