種目(しゅもく)

しゅもく
noun
event; category; item
1. event; category; item (in sports, competitions, etc.)
One of the individual events or categories that make up a sporting competition, examination, or set of activities.
好(す)きな種目(しゅもく)は水泳(すいえい)だ。
My favorite event is swimming.
オリンピックには多(おお)くの種目(しゅもく)がある。
The Olympics has many events.
運動会(うんどうかい)でどの種目(しゅもく)に出(で)るか迷(まよ)っている。
I can't decide which event to enter at the sports day.

Composed of 種(しゅ) (kind, type) + 目(もく) (item, category). Refers to an individual event or category within a larger competition or program.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 競技(きょうぎ)種目(しゅもく): a competitive event
  • 種目(しゅもく)別(べつ): by event; per category
  • 正式(せいしき)種目(しゅもく): an official event

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 競技(きょうぎ): a sporting event; competition — emphasizes the contest itself, while 種目(しゅもく) emphasizes its place as one category among several
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