種目(しゅもく) しゅもく noun event; category; item sports 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 eventSimilar 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 Related Words Compare: 競技(きょうぎ) (a sporting event) Compare: 種類(しゅるい) (kind, type, variety) general Added 2026.5.17 13:06 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02 27500/27734_shumoku