How to say 'Volleyball' in Japanese | バレーボール

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The Japanese word for Volleyball is 'Bareebouru', written as バレーボール in Japanese.

word

バレーボール

Meaning

Volleyball

Reading

Bareebouru

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'バレーボール (bareebouru)' refers to the sport of volleyball. It is a direct loanword from English, written in katakana to indicate its foreign origin. This term is used in the same way as in English, referring to both the sport and the ball used in the game. For example: I play volleyball「私はバレーボールをします」(わたしはバレーボールをします). The volleyball is round「バレーボールは丸いです」(バレーボールはまるいです). The word is commonly used in sports contexts and is widely understood in Japan due to the popularity of the sport.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

1481

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word バレーボール

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

katakana

バ

Reading

katakana

レ

Reading

katakana

ボ

Reading

katakana

ル

Reading

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'Bareebouru' means 'Volleyball' .

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