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Ｊリーグ (ジェーリーグ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

Ｊリーグ

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Meanings

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noun

J.League; Japan Professional Football League

Refers specifically to the top professional football (soccer) league in Japan, consisting of J1, J2, and J3 divisions.

Ｊリーグの試し合あいを観みに行いくのが好すきです。
I like going to watch J.League matches.
彼かれはＪリーグの選せん手しゅになるのが夢ゆめだ。
His dream is to become a J.League player.

Written forms

Ｊリーグ
Standard full-width alphanumeric spelling for the Japan Professional Football League.
Jリーグ
Half-width J variant commonly seen in digital media and casual writing.

Similar words

J1
J1 is the top division of the J.League, while Ｊリーグ refers to the entire league system including J2 and J3.
プロ野や球きゅう
プロ野球 is the professional baseball league in Japan, whereas Ｊリーグ is the professional football (soccer) league.

Etymology

Abbreviation of 'Japan League', borrowed from English and adapted into Japanese as a proper noun for the professional football league established in 1993.