指し名めい試じ合あい

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Meanings

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noun

title match

sports

Used in sports contexts for a match where a title or championship is at stake.

今こん夜や、ボクシングの指し名めい試合じあいが行おこなわれる。
Tonight, the boxing title match will take place.

指finger, point to, indicate

名name, noted, distinguished

試test, try, attempt

合fit, suit, join

Etymology

Compound of 指名 (shimei, 'nomination' or 'designation') and 試合 (jiai, 'match'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is conventionally used in sports to refer to a title match.