How to say 'Tennis' in Japanese | テニス

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The Japanese word for Tennis is 'Tenisu', written as テニス in Japanese.

word

テニス

Meaning

Tennis

Reading

Tenisu

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun 'テニス (てにす)' means 'tennis'. It refers to the sport of tennis, which involves hitting a ball over a net using rackets. This word is a direct borrowing from English and is commonly used in Japanese. For example: I play tennis「私はテニスをします」(わたしはてにすをします). Tennis is fun「テニスは楽しいです」(てにすはたのしいです). The word can also be used in compound phrases, such as 'テニスコート (てにすこーと)' (tennis court) or 'テニスボール (てにすぼーる)' (tennis ball).

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Frequency

983

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word テニス

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

katakana

テ

Reading

katakana

ニ

Reading

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ス

Reading

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'Tenisu' means 'Tennis' .

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