駅えき伝でん競きょう走そう

noun

long-distance relay race; ekiden

A road relay race where team members run successive legs, passing a sash (tasuki). The full term 駅伝競走 is formal; 駅伝 is the everyday word.

• 箱はこ根ね駅えき伝でんは毎まい年とし正しょう月がつに行おこなわれる有ゆう名めいな駅えき伝でん競きょう走そうです。

  The Hakone Ekiden is a famous long-distance relay race held every New Year.

• 駅えき伝でん競きょう走そうでは、選せん手しゅがたすきをつないで走はしります。

  In a long-distance relay race, runners pass a sash as they run.