ジム

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

Refers to a fitness facility or a gymnasium for sports. Common in everyday conversation.

新あたらしいジムが駅えきの近ちかくにできた。

A new gym opened near the station.

ジムに通かようto go to the gym regularly
健けん康こうのために毎まい週しゅうジムに通かよっている。
I go to the gym every week for my health.
ジムで〈動どう詞し〉to do (something) at the gym
ジムで筋きんトレをした。
I did some strength training at the gym.
ジムに入にゅう会かいするto join a gym
新あたらしいジムに入にゅう会かいした。
I joined a new gym.

体たい育いく館かんN3
体育館 is a school or public gymnasium used for team sports and events, while ジム is typically a commercial fitness gym for individual workouts.
フィットネスクラブ
フィットネスクラブ is a more formal term for a membership-based fitness club with various amenities, while ジム is a shorter, more casual word for the same kind of place.
スポーツクラブN4
ジム usually refers to a gym focused on weight training and machines, while スポーツクラブ covers a wider range of sports facilities, classes, and programs.
ヘルスクラブ
ジム is a shorter, more casual word for a gym, while ヘルスクラブ sounds more formal and suggests a full-service facility.

ジョブ
ジョブ (job) and ジム (gym) sound similar to beginners but are unrelated loanwords with completely different meanings.

Loanword from English 'gym', a shortening of 'gymnasium'.