Translation guide
How to express 'exercises' in Japanese, covering physical training, practice problems, and military drills.
The speaker wants to refer to physical activities done to improve health, fitness, or strength.
General term for physical exercise or sports. Covers a wide range of activities.
The speaker wants to refer to exercises in a textbook, workbook, or practice for a skill.
The speaker wants to refer to military training exercises.
運動 is the broadest term for physical activity. 体操 implies structured, often group exercises like calisthenics. エクササイズ is a trendy loanword for specific fitness routines.
練習問題 is the everyday term for textbook exercises. 演習 is more formal and often used for university seminars or military drills.
毎日運動しています。
I exercise every day.
運動不足なので、ジムに通い始めました。
I started going to the gym because I wasn't getting enough exercise.
Refers to gymnastics, calisthenics, or structured physical exercises, often done in a group or as a routine.
ラジオ体操を毎朝しています。
I do radio calisthenics every morning.
準備体操をしてから走りましょう。
Let's do warm-up exercises before running.
Loanword from English, often used for specific fitness routines or trendy workouts.
このエクササイズは腹筋に効きます。
This exercise works your abs.
Short for 筋力トレーニング (strength training). Used specifically for muscle-building exercises.
最近、筋トレにハマっています。
I've been into strength training lately.
Standard term for practice exercises or drills in an educational context.
この練習問題を解いてください。
Please solve these exercises.
教科書の練習問題は簡単すぎます。
The exercises in the textbook are too easy.
Often used for university-level exercises, seminars, or practical training sessions.
来週の演習の準備をしてください。
Please prepare for next week's exercises.
Loanword for repetitive drill exercises, often used in language or math learning.
漢字ドリルを毎日やっています。
I do kanji drills every day.
Sometimes used for language learning exercises in textbooks, but less common than 練習問題.
このエクササイズで文法を確認しましょう。
Let's check the grammar with this exercise.
Used for military exercises, drills, or maneuvers.
自衛隊の演習が行われた。
A Self-Defense Force exercise was conducted.
Explicitly 'military exercises', often used in news.
大規模な軍事演習が始まった。
Large-scale military exercises have begun.