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競技場 (きょうぎじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

競きょう技ぎ場じょう

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Meanings

1

noun

stadium; sports ground; arena

A large venue for athletic events, typically with spectator seating. Covers outdoor stadiums and indoor arenas.

新あたらしい競きょう技ぎ場じょうでサッカーの試し合あいを見みた。
I watched a soccer match at the new stadium.
この競きょう技ぎ場じょう

は

五ご

万まん

人にん

収しゅう

容よう

できる

。

This stadium can hold 50,000 people.

Kanji

競emulate, compete with, bid
技skill, art, craft
場location, place

Similar words

スタジアム
A loanword often used for large modern stadiums, especially for baseball or soccer. 競技場 is the native Japanese term and can feel slightly more formal or general.
アリーナ
Typically refers to an indoor arena or a central performance space. 競技場 can be used for both indoor and outdoor venues.
運うん動どう場じょう
A general playground or sports ground, often at a school, without the large-scale spectator facilities implied by 競技場.

Etymology

Compound of 競技 (competition, athletic event) and 場 (place, ground). The reading is standard on'yomi.