闘とう球きゅう

noun

rugby

Rare term for rugby; the standard modern word is ラグビー. This kanji spelling is seldom used outside historical or stylistic contexts.

See also: ラグビー

• 「闘とう球きゅう」はラグビーを指さす古ふるい表ひょう記きで、現げん在ざいはほとんど使つかわれない。

  闘球 is an old way of writing rugby, and is hardly used today.