Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しき
Grade: 3
しゅう
Grade: S
きゅう
Grade: 3
goon kan'yōon kan'on

Etymology

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Calque of English association football, equivalent to (a, from アソシエーション (association)) +‎ (-shiki, type) +‎ 蹴球 (shūkyū, literally kick ball).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) きしゅうきゅう [à shíkí shúꜜùkyùù] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [a̠ ɕi̥kʲi ɕɨᵝːkʲɨᵝː]

Noun

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(しき)(しゅう)(きゅう) (a-shiki shūkyū

  1. Synonym of サッカー (sakkā, soccer), association football

See also

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