体育(たいいく)

たいいく
noun
physical education, PE
1. physical education, PE, athletics
Education focused on physical fitness and sports skills; also refers to athletics and physical exercise in general.
今日(きょう)の体育(たいいく)は水泳(すいえい)だ。
Today's PE class is swimming.
体育(たいいく)の授業(じゅぎょう)でマラソンを走(はし)った。
We ran a marathon in PE class.
体育(たいいく)の日(ひ)には学校(がっこう)で運動会(うんどうかい)がある。
On Sports Day, there is an athletic meet at school.
体育の日 = Sports Day (national holiday)

体育(たいいく) refers to physical education as a school subject and to physical fitness/athletics more broadly. The reading is たいいく (four morae), though it is often pronounced たいく in casual speech.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 体育館(たいいくかん): gymnasium
  • 体育祭(たいいくさい): sports festival (school event)
  • 体育(たいいく)の日(ひ): Sports Day (national holiday, October)
  • 体育(たいいく)大学(だいがく): physical education university

SCHOOL CONTEXT:

  • 体育(たいいく)の授業(じゅぎょう): PE class
  • 体育(たいいく)の先生(せんせい): PE teacher
  • 体育着(たいいくぎ): PE uniform/gym clothes

CULTURAL NOTE:
体育(たいいく)の日(ひ) (Sports Day) is a national holiday established to commemorate the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

Related Words

Related: 体育館(たいいくかん) (compound)
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Added 2026.1.12 23:04 · Revised 2026.3.30 14:29
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