部活
Meanings
1
club activities; extracurricular activities
abbreviation
Abbreviation of 部活動. Refers to after-school club activities in Japanese schools, such as sports teams, music clubs, or cultural circles.
See also: 部活動
I always have club activities after school.
He is devoted to his soccer club activities.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉が部活に入るto join a school club
My younger brother joined the soccer club at his junior high school.
- 部活があるto have club practice (on a given day)
I'll be home late today because I have club practice.
- 部活を休むto skip club activities
I had a fever, so I skipped club practice.
- 部活を辞めるto quit a club
He quit the club after getting injured.
- 部活の後after club activities
After club practice, we all went to a family restaurant.