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試合 (しあい, shiai) Japanese meaning: match | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N5 › Freq. Frequency Top 1,000 Conjugation 試合する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 試し 合あい する 試し 合あい しない Polite 試し 合あい します 試し 合あい しません Past polite 試し 合あい しました 試し 合あい しませんでした Past 試し 合あい した 試し 合あい しなかった Te-form 試し 合あい して 試し 合あい しないで Desire 試し 合あい したい 試し 合あい したくない Potential 試し 合あい できる 試し 合あい できない Passive 試し 合あい される 試し 合あい されない Causative 試し 合あい させる 試し 合あい させない Causative passive 試し 合あい させられる 試し 合あい させられない Volitional 試し 合あい しよう Polite volitional 試し 合あい しましょう Imperative 試し 合あい しろ 試し 合あい するな Conditional 試し 合あい すれば 試し 合あい しなければ Tara conditional 試し 合あい したら 試し 合あい しなかったら
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There is an important match tomorrow.
He competed against a strong opponent in the final match.
Usage patterns 〈 相あい 手て 〉 と 試し 合あい する to play a match against someone
Next week we'll play a match against the neighboring team.
試し 合あい に 出で る to take part in / play in a match
My injury has healed, so I can play in the next match.
試し 合あい に 勝か つ to win a match
試し 合あい に 負ま ける to lose a match
We ended up losing the final match.
試し 合あい が 始はじ まる for a match to begin
The match is about to begin.
Related words· 12 勝負 emphasizes deciding a winner or loser (and can mean a gamble), while 試合 refers to the organized match or game itself.
対戦 highlights facing off against a specific opponent, whereas 試合 is the more general word for the contest or game.
ゲーム is a loanword often used for video games or casual games, while 試合 is the standard term for an organized sports or martial-arts match.
試合 is the native Japanese word for a match or contest and is used in formal or written contexts, while マッチ is a loanword favored in casual sports talk.
Show 8 more 試合 is a general word for a match or game in sports and competitions, while 対局 is used specifically for board games like go and shogi.
試合 is the everyday word for a sports match, while 一戦 adds a more formal or dramatic sense of a single, decisive contest.
試合 refers to a specific match between two opponents, while 競技 is the broader term for a competitive sporting event or discipline.
試合 is the neutral word for a match or game; 本番 stresses that this particular match is the real, decisive one rather than practice or an exhibition.
Don't confuse with 大会 refers to a whole tournament or competitive event made up of multiple contests, while 試合 is a single match within such an event.
試合 is the broad, generic word for a match or game, while オープン戦 refers specifically to a non-official preseason baseball game.
Counted with 「回」 counts the number of times a match takes place (i.e., occurrences), as in 「1回の試合」, rather than serving as the standard counter for 試合 itself.
Written forms Applies to each form listed below
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
試し 合あい Usage 99%
Standard and very common written form for a sports match, game, bout, or contest.
仕し 合あい Usage 1%
rarely-used kanji form
Attested rare kanji form; 試合 is the normal modern spelling.
Etymology The kanji spellings are ateji. In modern Japanese, 試合 is the conventional standard spelling for しあい, but the exact historical derivation is not specified.
試合 refers to a specific match or game with a set outcome, whereas 闘技 describes the competitive act more abstractly, often with a fighting nuance.
試合 means simply 'a match/game', while 回戦 specifies which numbered round of a tournament that match belongs to.
試合 is the everyday, neutral word for a sports match, while 戦い in this sense carries a more dramatic or literary tone.
試合 is the neutral, standard word for an organized sports match, while ファイト sounds more casual and is often used for boxing-style bouts.
Show 5 more doubles (sports)
during a game; in the middle of a match
match venue; ring
outdoor kendo match · casual match; non-competitive match
interleague game; interleague match
