JLPT N1 Sports vocabulary
26 words from JLPT N1 that relate to Sports, ordered by real-world frequency. Words that have an example sentence show it alongside.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 勝利勝利を確信している。 | victory, triumph, winWe're confident of our victory. |
| 鍛える運動が筋肉を鍛える。 | to forge, to train, to disciplineExercise trains the muscles. |
| まと彼女の美貌は全校の賛美のまとだ。 | mark, targetHer beauty is the admiration of the whole school. |
| レース彼はレースに参加した。 | race; laceHe took part in the race. |
| 負かす完全に負かした。 | to defeatI beat him completely in the debate. |
| 決勝私達は決勝戦に進出した。 | finals (in sports)We advanced to the finals. |
| 駆けっこ子猫ちゃんたちが家ん中で追いかけっこしてるのよ。 | (foot) raceThe kittens are chasing each other around the house. |
| 矢俺やで！ | arrowIt's me! |
| ポジション | position |
| 得点僕は得点を追求する。 | score, points madeI am in pursuit of points. |
| レギュラーレギュラー満タン、現金で。 | regularFill her up with regular. I'll be paying in cash. |
| 敗北実は我々は敗北を覚悟していた。 | defeat (as a verb it means 'to be defeated')Actually, we had prepared ourselves for defeat. |
| 弓夢で弓を見た。 | bowI dreamed about a bow. |
| 潜水潜水して泳げるかい。 | divingCan you swim underwater? |
| 守備守備隊は降伏を強いられた。 | defenseThe garrison was forced to surrender. |
| ファイトファイト！ | fightGo for it! |
| バット彼は速球をバットで打った。 | bat, vatHe hit a speed ball with his bat. |
| 横綱 | sumo grand champion |
| 道場 | (arch) dojo, hall used for martial arts training, mandala |
| 入賞彼は三位に入賞した。 | winning a prize or place (in a contestHe won the third prize. |
| 土俵 | arena |
| 鞠そこの車、停まりなさい！ | ballYou! In that car over there! Stop! |
| ナイター私はよくテレビでナイターを見る。 | game under lights (e.g., baseball), night gameI often watch night games on TV. |
| 逆立ち彼女は逆立ちをした。 | handstand, headstandShe stood on her head. |
| 鉄棒体操競技の中では、鉄棒の大車輪が好きです。 | iron rod, crowbar, horizontal bar (gymnastics)I like to see a gymnast do the giant swing on the high bar. |
| 宙返り彼は宙返りをした。 | somersault, looping-the-loopHe turned a somersault. |
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