also: チアー
cheer; cheering chant
Refers to a cheer or chant of encouragement. In ordinary Japanese, 声援 or 応援 is often more natural for general cheering; チア is especially natural in cheerleading or sports-performance contexts.
I do cheerleading at university.
The cheering squad practiced a new cheer before the game.
Abbreviation of チアリーディング. Used for the activity, club, or competitive field of cheerleading, as in チアをやる or チアの大会.
See also: チアリーディング
My younger sister does cheerleading in high school.
There is a cheerleading competition this weekend.
選手たちに大きなチアを送った。
We gave the players a big cheer.
I'm planning to compete in a cheerleading competition next month.
声援 refers to vocal shouts of encouragement from spectators in general, whereas チア specifically evokes organized cheerleading-style chants.
Main katakana form; commonly used especially in cheerleading-related contexts.
Long-vowel katakana variant; less central than チア.
Katakana form associated with English “cheer”; no detailed language-of-origin or borrowing information is specified.