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回転競技 (kaitenkyougi) Japanese meaning: slalom | Kotomora

回かい転てん競きょう技ぎ

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Meanings

1

Skiing term for a slalom race, where skiers navigate a course marked by gates.

彼かれは回かい転てん競きょう技ぎで金きんメダルを

取と

っ

た

。

He won a gold medal in the slalom.

Kanji

回-times, round, game
転revolve, turn around, change
競emulate, compete with, bid
技skill, art, craft

Built from

回かい転てん+競きょう技ぎ

Etymology

Compound of 回転 (rotation, turning) and 競技 (competition, event), literally 'turning competition', referring to the twisting course of a slalom.