体育

たいいく · taiiku · JLPT N3 · noun

physical education

🤸⚽ 体 body + 育 raise, nurture = raising the body: physical education

体 (tai) means body and 育 (iku) means to raise or bring up, as in 教育 kyōiku, education. 体育 is schooling for the body, which is why gym class in Japan is simply called taiiku.

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