Everyone has their favorite sport and most countries tend to have favorite national sports. America is the home of baseball for example. The national sport of Japan is sumo wrestling but the Japanese are also particularly fond of baseball, or 野球 (yakyū).
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Sports in Japanese
There are an endless number of sports to talk about but in this lesson, we’ll go over the most common ones. On your mark, get set, go!
Practice Your Pronunciation With Rocket Record
Right, I’m getting worn out from all this talk about sports. Time for a water break!
I hope we’ve covered your favorite sport. Next time you are watching or playing your favorite sport, think about it in Japanese. And when you meet a Japanese speaker, strike up a conversation about sports to put your practice to good use!
For more lessons on Japanese vocabulary I recommend these!
- Learn the words and phrases used around the airport in Japanese.
- DIY while in Japan? This lesson covers the essential vocab for tools in Japanese.
- This lesson is all about using a computer in Japanese.
Sayōnara!
Sayaka Matsuura: Rocket Japanese