運うん動どう場じょう

also: うんどうば

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Meanings

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sports ground; playing field; playground

General term for an outdoor area used for sports, exercise, or play; often at schools or public parks.

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After school, the children are playing soccer on the sports ground.

この公こう園えんには広ひろい運うん動どう場じょうがある。

This park has a large playing field.

運うん動どう場じょうで体たい育いくをするto have a P.E. class on the sports ground
生せい徒とたちは運うん動どう場じょうで体たい育いくをした。
The students had P.E. class on the sports ground.
運うん動どう場じょうを整せい備びするto prepare/maintain the sports ground
台たい風ふうの後あと、学がっ校こうは運うん動どう場じょうを整せい備びした。
After the typhoon, the school worked on maintaining the sports ground.
〈場ば所しょ〉に運うん動どう場じょうがあるthere is a sports ground/playing field at a place
この学がっ校こうには広ひろい運うん動どう場じょうがある。
This school has a large sports ground.

グラウンドN2
グラウンド usually refers to a specific sports ground such as a baseball or soccer field, while 運動場 is the broader, more general term for any outdoor exercise area.
競きょう技ぎ場じょうN2
競技場 is a large stadium or arena built for competitive sports with spectator seating, whereas 運動場 is a plainer, everyday sports ground or playground.
校こう庭ていN2
校庭 specifically means a school's own yard or playground, while 運動場 can refer to any sports ground, at a school or elsewhere.

運うん動どう会かいN3
運動場 is the place (a sports ground or playground), while 運動会 is the event (a sports day/field day held there).

運動場
- うんどうじょう
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common reading is うんどうじょう.
- うんどうば
  Rare reading; うんどうじょう is overwhelmingly more common.
うんどうば

Compound of 運動 (undō, 'exercise, sports') and 場 (jō/ba, 'place, ground'). The reading うんどうじょう is the standard on'yomi-based compound reading.