運動部(うんどうぶ)

うんどうぶ
noun
sports club; athletics club (school)
1. sports club; athletics club (at a school)
A school extracurricular club for a sport such as baseball, soccer, tennis, or kendo. One of the two big categories of Japanese school clubs, alongside 文化部(ぶんかぶ) (cultural clubs).
運動部(うんどうぶ)に入(はい)っている。
I'm in a sports club.
弟(おとうと)は運動部(うんどうぶ)で毎日(まいにち)練習(れんしゅう)している。
My younger brother practices every day in a sports club.
中学(ちゅうがく)時代(じだい)は運動部(うんどうぶ)に所属(しょぞく)していて、毎日(まいにち)遅(おそ)くまで練習(れんしゅう)していた。
In junior high I belonged to a sports club and practiced late every day.

運動(うんどう) (exercise; sport) + 部(ぶ) (club). A general term covering any sports-based school club. In casual speech students may also say 体育会系(たいいくかいけい) for the same idea, especially when contrasting with cultural clubs.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 運動部(うんどうぶ)に入(はい)る: to join a sports club
  • 運動部(うんどうぶ)に所属(しょぞく)する: to belong to a sports club
  • 運動部(うんどうぶ)の練習(れんしゅう): sports club practice
  • 運動部(うんどうぶ)の先輩(せんぱい): senior members of a sports club

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 文化部(ぶんかぶ): cultural club — the contrasting category (music, art, science, etc.)
  • 部活(ぶかつ): club activity — the activity itself, regardless of type
  • 体育会系(たいいくかいけい): of the athletics persuasion — describes the strict, hierarchical culture of sports clubs
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