フットボール

フ

ッ

ト

ボ

ー

ル

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

football; soccer

Broad term covering various football codes; in Japanese context, often refers to soccer (association football), but can also mean rugby or American football depending on context.

彼かれは放ほう課か後ご、友とも達だちと

フットボール

を

し

て

いる

。

He plays football with his friends after school.

ワールドカップはフットボールの最さい大だいの大たい会かいだ。

The World Cup is the biggest tournament in football.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉とフットボールをするto play football with someone
友とも達だちとフットボールをした。
I played football with my friends.
フットボールの試し合あいa football match
今こん週しゅう末まつ、フットボールの試し合あいを見みに行いく。
I'm going to watch a football match this weekend.

Related words

サッカーN5
サッカー refers specifically to association football (soccer), while フットボール is a broader term that can also cover rugby or American football.
ラグビーN1
ラグビー names rugby football specifically, whereas フットボール is the umbrella term that may or may not mean rugby depending on context.
アメフト
アメフト is the common abbreviation for American football, a more precise term than the broader フットボール.

Don't confuse with

サッカーN5
サッカー specifically means association football (soccer), while フットボール can also refer to American football or other football codes, so the two are not always interchangeable.
アメフト
フットボール can mean soccer or football in general depending on context, while アメフト specifically refers to American football.

Counted with

回かいN4
Use 回 to count football matches themselves (use 点 for scores/goals).

Word family· 8

Built from

フット+ボール

Etymology

Loanword from English 'football'.

フラッグフットボール

flag football

Show 3 more

ゲーリックフットボール
Gaelic football
カナディアンフットボール
Canadian football
アソシエーションフットボール
association football; soccer