ラグビー（ラグビー、ragubiー）
- rugby

The Japanese word ラグビー ラグビー refers to the sport of rugby. It is a team sport played with an oval-shaped ball, where players score by carrying the ball across the opponent's goal line or kicking it through the goalposts. It's known for its physicality and strategic gameplay.

⚫︎ラグビー ラグビー をする。 Translation: To play rugby. ⚫︎ 彼は ラグビー のファンです。 Translation: He is a rugby fan. ⚫︎ ラグビー の試合を見に行こう。 Translation: Let's go watch a rugby match.

You use ラグビー ラグビー to talk about the sport itself, matches, players, or anything related to rugby. You can use it in various contexts, such as: ⚫︎ Describing the sport: ラグビー ラグビー は激しいスポーツです。(Rugby is a physically demanding sport.) ⚫︎ Discussing a game: 今日の ラグビー の試合はどうだった？ (How was today's rugby match?) ⚫︎ Talking about a player: 彼はすごい ラグビー の選手です。(He is an amazing rugby player.)

ラグビー ラグビー is written in katakana, as it is a loanword from English. There is no kanji associated with this word. The hiragana reading is ラグビー ラグビー.

There are no direct synonyms for ラグビー ラグビー in Japanese. However, you might use phrases to describe specific aspects of the sport, like: ⚫︎ 試合 (shiai) - match/game ⚫︎ チーム (chiimu) - team

There aren't specific antonyms. You could, in a general sense, contrast it with other sports, or with the idea of inactivity. For example: ⚫︎ 運動しない (undō shinai) - to not exercise.

私は ラグビー が大好きで、毎週試合を見ています。 ・Translation: I love rugby and watch matches every week. ・Explanation: This sentence expresses a personal preference for the sport and shows frequency of watching.

彼は ラグビー の練習で怪我をしてしまいました。 ・Translation: He got injured during rugby practice. ・Explanation: This sentence describes an unfortunate situation that happened during rugby activities.

The word ラグビー ラグビー comes directly from the English word "rugby". It was borrowed into Japanese and adapted to the katakana writing system. The name "rugby" itself originated from Rugby School in England, where the sport is said to have originated.