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個人メドレー (こじんメドレー) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

個こ人じんメドレー

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Meanings

1

individual medley

A swimming race where one swimmer swims all four strokes in order: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle.

彼かれは200メートル個こ人じんメドレーで金きんメダル

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取と

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He won the gold medal in the 200-meter individual medley.

Kanji

個individual, counter for articles
人person

Don't confuse with

メドレーリレー
メドレーリレー is a team relay with four swimmers each doing a different stroke, while 個人メドレー is a single swimmer doing all four strokes.

Built from

個こ人じん+メドレー

Etymology

From 個人 (individual) + メドレー (medley), a direct borrowing and combination used in competitive swimming.