Translation guide
A traditional spectacle where a person confronts a bull, most famously in Spanish-style corridas, but also in other cultural forms like Japanese bull sumo.
Referring to the classic Spanish/Portuguese spectacle with a matador, cape, and killing of the bull.
Referring to the traditional Okinawan or other Japanese bullfighting where two bulls push each other, without killing.
Referring to any event where bulls fight or are fought, without specifying style.
In Japanese, 闘牛 (tōgyū) covers both Spanish-style bullfighting (where a matador kills the bull) and Japanese bull sumo (where two bulls fight). To avoid confusion, specify the country or style: スペインの闘牛 (Spanish bullfighting) or 沖縄の闘牛 (Okinawan bullfighting).
General term for bullfighting, including Spanish-style. Often used with 'スペインの' to specify.
スペインの闘牛を見に行った。
I went to see a Spanish bullfight.
More formal term emphasizing the competitive aspect.
闘牛競技はスペインの伝統文化です。
Bullfighting is a traditional culture of Spain.
Same word as Spanish bullfight, but context distinguishes. Often specified as '沖縄の闘牛'.
沖縄の闘牛は牛同士が角を突き合わせる。
In Okinawan bullfighting, the bulls lock horns with each other.
Literally 'bull horn-butting', a descriptive term for the Japanese style, especially in Niigata.
新潟の牛の角突きは重要無形民俗文化財です。
Niigata's bull horn-butting is an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
The standard term for any bullfighting event.
闘牛は動物愛護の観点から批判されることもある。
Bullfighting is sometimes criticized from an animal welfare perspective.