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ラフプレー (rafupuree) Japanese meaning: rough play | Kotomora

ラフプレー

also: ラフプレイ · ラフ・プレー · ラフ・プレイ

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Meanings

1

rough play; foul play

Used in sports contexts for aggressive, rule-breaking, or dangerous play.

サッカーの試し合あいでラフプレーが続ぞく出

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Rough play occurred repeatedly during the soccer match, and the referee issued a warning.

ラグビーでは、危き険けんなラフプレーは即そく座ざに退たい場じょうになることもある。

In rugby, dangerous rough play can result in an immediate sending-off.

Usage patterns

ラフプレーをするto play rough / commit foul play
彼かれは試し合あい中ちゅうに何なん度どもラフプレーをした。
He committed rough play several times during the match.
ラフプレーで退たい場じょうになるto be sent off for rough play
彼かれはラフプレーで退たい場じょうになった。
He was sent off for rough play.
〈相あい手て〉にラフプレーを受うけるto be on the receiving end of rough play from an opponent
うちのチームは相あい手てにラフプレーを受うけてけが人にんが出でた。
Our team suffered injuries after being on the receiving end of rough play from the opponent.

Related words

反はん則そくN1
反則 is the general term for any foul or rule violation in sports, while ラフプレー specifically highlights aggressive or dangerous conduct.
ファウル
ファウル refers to a specific, often penalized rule violation, whereas ラフプレー covers broader rough or unsportsmanlike behavior that may not always be called.

Opposites

フェアプレー
フェアプレー means clean, sportsmanlike play, the direct opposite of the rough or dangerous conduct described by ラフプレー.

Built from

ラフ+プレー

Written forms

ラフプレイ
Variant spelling reflecting the English 'play' pronunciation.
ラフ・プレー
Interpunct form; mainly for dictionary or search purposes.
ラフ・プレイ
Interpunct form of the プレイ variant.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'rough play', adopted into Japanese with the same meaning.