also: たいく
noun
physical education; PE; gym class
Refers to the school subject, class period, or the broader concept of physical education.
体育の授業でバスケットボールをした。
We played basketball in PE class.
彼は体育の先生になりたい。
He wants to become a PE teacher.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading たいいく is the formal pronunciation.
Common colloquial pronunciation; the spelling is the same, but the reading is contracted. Marked as irregular kana usage.
スポーツ refers to sports in general, while 体育 specifically means physical education as a school subject or the concept of physical training.
Compound of 体 (body) and 育 (nurture, educate), literally 'body education'. The contracted reading たいく is a common colloquial simplification.