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テニス (てにす, tenisu) Japanese meaning: tennis | Kotomora

テニス

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Common word›JLPTN5›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

The sport of tennis. Used as a common noun.

週しゅう末まつに友とも達だちとテニスをした。

I played tennis with a friend on the weekend.

彼かれはテニスがとても上手じょうずだ。

He is very good at tennis.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉がテニスをする(a person) plays tennis
彼かの女じょは毎まい週しゅう末まつテニスをする。
She plays tennis every weekend.
テニスの試し合あいa tennis match
明日あした、テニスの試し合あいがある。
There's a tennis match tomorrow.
テニスが上じょう手ずだto be good at tennis
兄あにはテニスが上手じょうずだ。
My older brother is good at tennis.

Related words

スカッシュ
スカッシュ (sport) is played with a small ball against a wall in an enclosed court, while テニス is played on an open court with a net, so they are different racket sports rather than true synonyms in play style.
庭てい球きゅう
テニス is the everyday word for tennis, while 庭球 is a formal or literary term used mainly in official names like club titles.

Counted with

回かいN4
Used for matches or instances of playing; there is no dedicated everyday counter for the sport itself.

Word family· 17

ソフトテニス
soft tennis
テニスコートN2
tennis court
テニスサークルN3
tennis club; tennis team
テニス肘ひじ
tennis elbow
硬こう式しきテニス

Etymology

Loanword from English 'tennis'.

hard tennis; regulation-ball tennis

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軟なん式しきテニス
soft tennis
テニスウェア
tennis wear; tennis clothes
テニスボール
tennis ball
テニスクラブ
tennis club
パドルテニス
paddle tennis
リングテニス
ring tennis

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