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How to say "Sports" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Sports" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Sports" is "Supoutsu", written in japanese as "スポーツ".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun 'スポーツ (すぽーつ)' refers to various physical activities and games that are engaged in for enjoyment, exercise, or competition. It encompasses a wide range of pursuits, from team sports like soccer and basketball, to individual sports like running and swimming. Sports are an important part of Japanese culture and are popular for both recreational and professional purposes. For example: I like playing sports - (私はスポーツが好きです). She is a professional sports player - (彼女はプロのスポーツ選手です).

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Supoutsu" mean in japanese?

"Supoutsu" means "Sports".

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "Sports" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The katakana "ス" is read as "su". The katakana "ポ" is read as "po". And The katakana "ツ" is read as "tsu".

You are finally ready for your free japanese Lesson.

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.

How to say "Sports" in Japanese supoutsu