Word Meaning 体育

たいく taiku

体育 is read as たいく (taiku) and means physical education.

Meaning

English

  1. physical education
  2. PE
  3. gym (class)

Reading

Kana

たいく

Romaji

taiku

Writing Variants

  • 体育 たいいく taiiku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 知育,徳育 Rank 315 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

体育館

たいくかん

gymnasium

体育の日

たいいくのひ

Health and Sports Day (national holiday; second Monday in October)

体育家

たいいくか

physical culturist

体育学校

たいいくがっこう

Physical Training School

体育会系

たいいくかいけい

sports-minded

保健体育

ほけんたいいく

health and physical education

立体飼育

りったいしいく

cage feeding

国民体育大会

こくみんたいいくたいかい

National Athletic Meet

日本体育大学

にほんたいいくだいがく

Nippon Sport Science University

日本体育学会

にっぽんたいいくがっかい

Japanese Society of Physical Education

日本女子体育大学

にほんじょしたいいくだいがく

Japan Women's College of Physical Education

東京女子体育大学

とうきょうじょしたいいくだいがく

Tokyo Women's College of Physical Education

Example Sentences

10

Tom is a gym teacher.

How did you do on sports day?

Are they in the gym?

The school gymnasium was enlarged.

The teachers' room and the gym are under renovation.

We played basketball in the gym.

The teachers' room and the gym are under renovation.

The school custodian cleans the gym in the evening.

We are banking on fine weather for the sports day.

When I was in high school, I played water polo in gym class.