体育館

• 読み: たいいくかん
• ローマ字: taiikukan
• 漢字の分解: 体 (tai/karada) — body; 育 (iku/soda) — nurture, raise; 館 (kan) — hall, building
• 発音: /ta.i.i.kɯ.kaɴ/

意味

Gymnasium. An indoor facility for physical education and sports activities.

A noun formed from 体育 (physical education) and 館 (hall, building). Every Japanese school from elementary through high school has a gymnasium used for PE classes, sports clubs, assemblies, and ceremonies. Municipal gymnasiums are also common in cities.

例文

1. 体育館でバスケットボールをしました。
2. 今日の授業は体育館であります。
3. 体育館はあの建物の隣です。

使い方ガイド

場面: school, sports, physical education

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 体育 (physical education, from 体 'body' + 育 'nurture') and 館 (hall). The term became standard as physical education was formalised in the Japanese school system during the Meiji era.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal