カヤック

かやっく

noun

kayak

1. kayak

A narrow, lightweight boat propelled by a double-bladed paddle, with the paddler seated facing forward. Used for recreation on rivers, lakes, and the sea.

湖(みずうみ)でカヤックを楽(たの)しんだ。

I enjoyed kayaking on the lake.

初(はじ)めてカヤックに乗(の)った。

I rode in a kayak for the first time.

海(うみ)が穏(おだ)やかな日(ひ)には、近(ちか)くの島(しま)までカヤックで行(い)くことができる。

On calm days, you can go to the nearby islands by kayak.

急流(きゅうりゅう)を下(くだ)るカヤック競技(きょうぎ)は、オリンピックの種目(しゅもく)にもなっている。

Kayak racing down rapids is also an Olympic event.

カヤック is a loanword from English "kayak" (originally an Inuit word). It refers to the narrow, paddler-powered boat used in both flat-water and whitewater settings.

Common collocations

カヤックに乗(の)る: to ride in a kayak
カヤックを漕(こ)ぐ: to paddle a kayak
カヤックを楽(たの)しむ: to enjoy kayaking
シーカヤック: sea kayak
カヤックフィッシング: kayak fishing

Scope notes

カヤック specifically refers to the narrow boat propelled with a double-bladed paddle.
カヌー (canoe) is sometimes used loosely as a broader category that includes both single-bladed canoes and kayaks; カヤック is the more specific term.

Related words

カヌー: canoe
パドル: paddle
ライフジャケット: life jacket
競技(きょうぎ)カヌー: competitive canoeing

Domain: Outdoor recreation, water sports, Olympic events. Increasingly popular as a leisure activity at Japanese lakes, rivers, and coastal resorts.

Related Words

Related: カヌー (canoe)

Related: ボート (boat)

Related: ゴムボート (rubber dinghy)

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