試合

Japanese

Kanji in this term
試	合
し Grade: 4 (ateji)	あ(い) Grade: 2
on'yomi	kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
仕合

Etymology

From し (shi, the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb する (suru, “to do”)) + 合(あ)い (ai, the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 合(あ)う (au, “to do to each other; to do together”)).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しあい [shìáí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɕia̠i]

Noun

試(し)合(あい) • (shiai) ^{←しあひ (siafi)^?}

(sports) match, game

Synonyms

勝負(しょうぶ) (shōbu), 取(と)り組(く)み (torikumi), 回戦(かいせん) (kaisen)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
試	合

Noun

試合 • (sihap) (hangeul 시합)

hanja form^? of 시합 (“game, contest, match”)