体育

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See also: 體育

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 體育 (“physical education; sports”).
(This term is the simplified form of 體育).
Notes:

Japanese

 体育 on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 2
いく
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
體育 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
たいく
Grade: 2 Grade: 3
irregular
Alternative spelling
體育 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

(たい)(いく) or 体育(たいく) (taiiku or taiku

  1. physical education
  2. (by extension) physical exercise

Usage notes

  • The たいく (taiku) pronunciation is colloquially common, but proscribed. For the sound change, see 唯一(ゆいいつ) (yuiitsu), which can alternatively also be pronounced as ゆいつ (yuitsu).

Derived terms

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.