オンサイド

おんさいど
noun
onside
leisure
1. onside; legal on-field position
In sports such as soccer and rugby, the state of a player being in a legal position on the field, that is, not offside. It is the opposite of offside.
選手(せんしゅ)はオンサイドだった。
The player was onside.
ぎりぎりオンサイドのパスが通(とお)った。
A pass that was just barely onside got through.
主審(しゅしん)は、ゴールの瞬間(しゅんかん)に選手(せんしゅ)がオンサイドだったと判断(はんだん)した。
The referee judged that the player was onside at the moment of the goal.

A loanword from English "onside," used mainly in soccer and rugby. It describes a player in a legal position, in contrast to being offside.

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Similar words

  • オフサイド: offside — the opposite term, and far more frequently heard, since it is infractions that get called by the referee

Related Words

Antonym: オフサイド (offside)
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Added 2026.5.18 12:04 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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