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Chinese
Japanese
Alternative spelling
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體育 (kyūjitai)
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Alternative spelling
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體育 (kyūjitai)
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Pronunciation
Noun
体育 or 体育 • (taiiku or taiku)
- physical education
- (by extension) physical exercise
Usage notes
- The たいく (taiku) pronunciation is colloquially common, but proscribed. For the sound change, see 唯一 (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.