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運動会 (undoukai) Japanese meaning: sports day | Kotomora
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運うん
動どう
会かい
は
来らい
週しゅう
の
土ど
曜よう
日び
です
。
The elementary school's sports day is next Saturday.
I ended up running in the relay at the sports day.
Usage patterns 運うん 動どう 会かい を 行おこな う to hold a sports day
The school will hold a sports day next month.
運うん 動どう 会かい に 出で る to take part in a sports day
My daughter takes part in the sports day every year.
運うん 動どう 会かい の 練れん 習しゅう をする to practice for a sports day
The children practice for the sports day every day.
運うん 動どう 会かい が 中ちゅう 止し になる for a sports day to be cancelled
The sports day was cancelled due to rain.
運うん 動どう 会かい で 活かつ 躍やく する to shine/perform well at a sports day
He performed well in the relay at the sports day.
Related words 体育祭 is typically used for junior high and high school sports festivals, while 運動会 is the everyday word for elementary school and kindergarten sports days.
スポーツ大会 refers more broadly to any sports competition or tournament, while 運動会 specifically evokes the annual school-style event with races and group activities.
Etymology A transparent compound of 運動, 'exercise; physical activity,' and 会, 'meeting; gathering,' meaning a gathering for athletic activities.
