No. 211 in Japanese
スポーツ
Sports.
In a sentence
私は毎週末にスポーツをします。
I play sports every weekend.
スポーツ is used to refer to recreational or competitive physical activities performed during free time.
最近、スポーツ観戦に興味があります。
Recently, I have become interested in watching sports.
スポーツ is used here to talk about athletic competitions as entertainment.
健康のためにスポーツを始めました。
I started doing sports for my health.
スポーツ in this context refers to physical exercises or activities for health benefits.
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