Vocabulary

What does 試合 (しあい, shiai) mean?

試合 (しあい, shiai) means match, competition.

Quick facts
Readingしあい
Romajishiai
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
しあい
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshiai

match, competition

GenkiGenki 12
  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive match; game; bout

Example sentences

  • There's a soccer match tomorrow.

  • Yesterday's match was very interesting.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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