テニス

• 読み: テニス
• ローマ字: tenisu
• 発音: /te.ni.sɯ/

意味

Tennis. A popular racquet sport widely played in Japan at schools and clubs.

A katakana loanword from English. Tennis is popular in Japan both as a recreational and competitive sport. Many schools have tennis clubs (テニス部). Common expressions include テニスをする (to play tennis) and テニスコート (tennis court). Japan has produced several internationally successful tennis players.

例文

1. 毎週土曜日にテニスをします。
2. テニスは難しいけどおもしろいです。
3. 学校のテニス部に入りたいです。

使い方ガイド

場面: sports, school, hobbies

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Borrowed from English 'tennis,' which ultimately derives from the French tenez (receive/take), a call made when serving the ball in early forms of the game.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal