体育
たいいく · taiiku
Physical education, PE, gym (class)
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high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
体育祭が始まります。
たいいくさいがはじまります。
The sports day begins.
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体育館へ行こう。
たいいくかんへいこう。
Let's go to the gym.
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体育祭は雨で中止になった。
たいいくさいはあめでちゅうしになった。
The sports day was canceled due to rain.
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体育館でバスケットボールをしよう。
たいいくかんでばすけっとぼーるをしよう。
Let's play basketball in the gym.
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What does 体育 mean?
Physical education, PE, gym (class).
How do you pronounce 体育?
たいいく (taiiku). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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