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早慶戦 (soukeisen) Japanese meaning: Waseda-Keio match | Kotomora
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This year's Waseda-Keio match will be held at Jingu Stadium.
The Sōkeisen is one of the most famous rivalries in Japanese university sports.
Kanji 慶 jubilation, congratulate, rejoice Related words 早そう 慶けい 早慶 is the abbreviation for Waseda and Keio as a pair, while 早慶戦 specifically refers to the match between them.
早そう 明めい 戦せん 早明戦 is the match between Waseda and Meiji, another traditional university rivalry, but 早慶戦 is more famous.
Etymology Compound of 早 (Waseda) + 慶 (Keio) + 戦 (match). The abbreviation 早慶 for the two universities is well established.