陸 上(りくじょう)

りくじょう

noun

track and field; land, on land

1. track and field

Athletic sports including running, jumping, and throwing events.

陸上(りくじょう)を始(はじ)めた。

I started doing track and field.

陸上(りくじょう)部(ぶ)に入(はい)っている。

I'm in the track and field club.

Olympic track and field events are popular.

2. land, on land

On the ground as opposed to water or air.

Animals that live on land.

陸上(りくじょう)輸送(ゆそう)。

Land transportation.

The ship was pulled up onto land.

Sense 1 is short for 陸上競技(りくじょうきょうぎ)
Events include: 短距離(たんきょり) (sprints), 長距離(ちょうきょり) (distance), 跳躍(ちょうやく) (jumps), 投擲(とうてき) (throws)
Sense 2 pairs with 海上(かいじょう) (at sea) and 航空(こうくう) (air), as in the three branches of the Self-Defense Forces

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Added 2026.2.1 13:57 · Revised 2026.10.1 13:22

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