競技
きょうぎ · kyougi (also spelled kyogi)
Game, match, contest
Other ways to say “game” in Japanese →
high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
競技が始まるから、選手はすぐに準備をしてください。
きょうぎがはじまるから、せんしゅはすぐにじゅんびをしてください。
Because the events are about to start, athletes, please prepare immediately.
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午後の競技までに、グラウンドの整備を終えておかなければならない。
ごごのきょうぎまでに、ぐらうんどのせいびをおえておかなければならない。
We must finish preparing the ground by the time of the afternoon events.
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テントの下で、次の競技の準備をしている。
てんとのしたで、つぎのきょうぎのじゅんびをしている。
Under the tent, they are preparing for the next event.
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雨も降り出し、競技は中断された。
あめもふりだし、きょうぎはちゅうだんされた。
Rain also started to fall, and the events were suspended.
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What does 競技 mean?
Game, match, contest.
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きょうぎ (kyougi). 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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