サッカー

さっかー
noun
soccer
1. soccer, football
A sport in which two teams of eleven players try to kick a ball into the opposing team's goal.
I'm going to watch a soccer match.
My son started playing soccer in elementary school.
The World Cup is a global soccer tournament.

サッカー comes from English "soccer." Japan uses this American term rather than "football."

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

JAPAN SOCCER:

RELATED:

  • フットサル: futsal (indoor soccer)
  • フットボール: (American) football in Japan