Japanese Sports

Japanese mini-course

English Roman Spelling
badminton            badominton
baseball yakyuu
basketball             basukettoboru
cricket    kuriketto
cycling   saikuringu
football  futtoboru
 game (sporting event)   shiai
golf         gorufu
team handball      chiimuhandoboru
English Roman Spelling
hockey   hokke
horseback riding  joba
ping pong              takkyu
rugby      ragubi
soccer     sakka
swimming              suiei
 team     chiimu
tennis     tenisu
volleyball bareboru

Learning Japanese Sports Words

If you don't enjoy playing or watching sports, maybe you should return to the Japanese words menu to learn other words more interesting to you. Your desire to learn Japanese will only increase as you focus on useful and interesting topics. Don't forget to learn important Japanese phrases as well. If you are simply searching for Japanese culture information, visit the Japanese language pages.