Meaning

Primary

Game

Alternative

Match

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

An attempt to join together isn't just any get together. Imagine two people boxing. They attempt to knock each other out when they join together. That's why this word is game or match. Did you watch the 試合 today? No! Don't tell me what happened, I recorded it on the VHS.

Reading

しあい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This word uses the on'yomi for and the kun'yomi あい for , which you learned with 場合. So you should be able to put them together!

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 試合を行う

    to carry out a match

    試合を見る

    to watch a match

    試合をする

    to play a match

Context Sentences

良かったらもう一試合しませんか?

If you don't mind, why don't we play another game together?

サッカーの試合はどうでしたか?

How was the soccer game?

「あの野球の試合は本当にひどかったね。」「本当にそうだね。」

"That baseball game was really terrible." "Yeah, tell me about it."

Kanji Composition