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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.
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 (ローラースケート場) can still be found in some entertainment facilities.
Common collocations
- ローラースケートを履く: to put on roller skates
- ローラースケートで滑る: to skate on roller skates
- ローラースケート場: 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