Translation guide
Floorball is a type of indoor hockey played with lightweight sticks and a plastic ball. In Japanese, it is usually referred to by the loanword フロアボール, but related terms like ユニホック (unihoc) may also be encountered.
フロアボール
floorball
Referring to the sport itself, including playing, watching, or discussing it.
The standard Japanese term for floorball, a direct loanword from English. Widely understood in sports contexts.
週末にフロアボールをしませんか?
Would you like to play floorball this weekend?
フロアボールはスウェーデンで人気があります。
Floorball is popular in Sweden.
An older term derived from 'unihoc', sometimes used interchangeably with floorball, especially in school or recreational settings. Less common than フロアボール.
体育の授業でユニホックをやった。
We played unihoc in PE class.