Today, we learn about name of sports. In Japan, baseball and soccer is the two of the most popular sport. National sport is sumo. Sumo is just like a Japanese form of wrestling.
The list of Japanese words about the sports.
| English | Japanese | kanji | Pronunciation |
| ball game | きゅうぎ | 球技 | KYUUGI |
| soccer | サッカー | SAKKA- | |
| tennis | テニス | TENISU | |
| baseball | やきゅう | 野球 | YAKYUU |
| basketball | バスケットボール | BASUKETTOBO-RU | |
| rugby | ラグビー | RAGUBI- | |
| golf | ゴルフ | GORUHU | |
| american football | アメフト | AMEHUTO | |
| track and field | りくじょう | 陸上 | RIKUJYOU |
| volleyball | バレーボール | BARE-BO-RU | |
| bowling | ボーリング | BO-RINGU | |
| surfing | サーフィン | SA-FIN | |
| ski | スキー | SUKI- | |
| snowboard | スノーボード | SUNO-BO-DO | |
| ice hockey | アイスホッケー | AISUHOKKE- | |
| ice skating | アイススケート | AISUSUKE-TO | |
| criket | クリケット | KURIKETTO | |
| table tennis | たっきゅう | 卓球 | TAKKYUU |
| boxing | ボクシング | BOKUSHINGU | |
| badminton | バドミントン | BADOMINTON | |
| swimming | すいえい | 水泳 | SUIÉI |
| kendo | けんどう | 剣道 | KENDOU |
| jyudo | じゅうどう | 柔道 | JYUUDOU |
| kyudo | きゅうどう | 弓道 | KYUUDOU |
| karate | からて | 空手 | KARATE |
| sumo | すもう | 相撲 | SUMOU |
In Japan, Basket ball called バスケ (BASUKE) for short.
Snowboard called スノボ (SUNOBO) for short.
Volleyball called バレー (BARE-) for short.
The list of Japanese words about the sport competition.
| English | Japanese | Pronunciation |
| World cup | ワールドカップ | WA-RUDOKAPPU |
| Olympic | オリンピック | ORINPIKKU |
In case of using kanji, word cup is W杯, and Olympic is 五輪.
The answer of lesson 6.
1. Red scarf
2. White socks
3. Black belt
4. Light blue coat
5. Navy sweater
6. Gray shirt
That`s all for today. Thank you for watching my site, sayonara!
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