徒競走(ときょうそう)

ときょうそう
noun
footrace; sprint race
1. footrace; sprint race
A race where participants run a set distance on foot, typically a short dash. Most commonly refers to the running events at school sports days in Japan.
運動会(うんどうかい)の徒競走(ときょうそう)で一位(いちい)になった。
I came first in the footrace at the sports day.
徒競走(ときょうそう)は五十(ごじゅう)メートルです。
The footrace is 50 meters.
小学校(しょうがっこう)の運動会(うんどうかい)で徒競走(ときょうそう)に出(で)るのが楽(たの)しみだった。
I looked forward to running in the footrace at the elementary school sports day.

WORD FORMATION:
徒(と) (on foot) + 競走(きょうそう) (race). Literally 'a race on foot.'

CULTURAL NOTE:
A staple event at Japanese school 運動会(うんどうかい) (sports days). Students typically run short distances (50m–100m depending on age). It is one of the most memorable events of school life for many Japanese people.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 運動会(うんどうかい)の徒競走(ときょうそう) (sports day footrace)
  • 徒競走(ときょうそう)で走(はし)る (to run in a footrace)
  • 徒競走(ときょうそう)で一位(いちい) (first place in a footrace)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 競走(きょうそう): race — broader term that includes any kind of racing
  • かけっこ: running race — informal, childish word for the same thing
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