ア式蹴球

ア式蹴球

Japanese

Kanji in this term
式	蹴	球
しき Grade: 3	しゅう Grade: S	きゅう Grade: 3
goon	kan’yōon	kan’on

Etymology

Calque of English association football, equivalent to ア (a, from アソシエーション (“association”)) +‎ 式 (-shiki, “type”) +‎ 蹴球 (shūkyū, literally “kick ball”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) アしきしゅ​うきゅう [àshíkí shúꜜùkyùù] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ ɕi̥kʲi ɕɨᵝːkʲɨᵝː]

Noun

ア式蹴球 (hiragana and katakana アしきしゅうきゅう, rōmaji a-shiki shūkyū)

1. Synonym of サッカー (sakkā, “soccer”), association football

See also

• 米 (べい)式 (しき)蹴 (しゅう)球 (きゅう) (Beishiki shūkyū, “American football”)