ローラースケート

ろーらーすけーと
noun
roller skating; roller skates
leisuresports
1. roller skates; roller skating
Shoes or boots with wheels attached to the sole, used for gliding over smooth surfaces. Also refers to the activity of skating with such shoes.
()どもころ、ローラースケートよく(あそ)んだ
I used to play with roller skates a lot when I was a child.
There were people wearing roller skates and gliding around in the park.
I tried roller skating for the first time but kept falling over.

A loanword from English "roller skate(s)." Refers to the traditional four-wheeled (quad) style. In Japan, the roller skating boom peaked in the 1970s-80s, and roller skating rinks (ローラースケート(じょう)) can still be found in some entertainment facilities.

Common collocations

  • ローラースケート(): to put on roller skates
  • ローラースケート(すべ): to skate on roller skates
  • ローラースケート(じょう): roller skating rink

Similar words

  • インラインスケート: inline skates, rollerblades — wheels arranged in a single line
  • アイススケート: ice skating — skating on ice
  • スケートボード: skateboard — a board with wheels, ridden standing