Japanese Vocabulary List for Runners
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The chart below lists words and phrases that should be useful for runners who wish to communicate in Japanese.
Vocabulary has been grouped into the following categories: cheers, race day, body parts, training, and athletes.
Click on the category to jump to that section of the list. Beginners who are unsure how to pronounce Japanese should consult an introductory textbook.
You can find a simple introduction here. If you have questions or suggestions, don't hesitate to contact me.
English | Japanese (romaji) | Japanese (kanji) |
| Cheers | ouen | 応援 |
| Push yourself! (most popular) | ganbatte, ganbare | 頑張って、頑張れ |
| Push yourself! (Okinawan dialect) | chibariyo- | チバリヨー |
| Just a bit further! | ato mou sukoshi | あともう少し！ |
| Fight! | faito | ファイト！ |
| Don't give up! | akiramenaide | 諦めないで！ |
| Thanks a lot | arigatou | ありがとう |
| That was a big help | tasukatta | 助かった |
| Good job! (after the race) | otsukaresama | お疲れ様！ |
| Race Day | reesu no hi | レースの日 |
| bib number | zekken bangou | ゼッケン番号 |
| changing room | kouishitsu | 更衣室 |
| checkpoint | kanmon | 関門 |
| did not finish (DNF) | mikansou | 未完走 |
| distance marker | kyorihyouji | 距離表示 |
| downhill | kudarizaka | 下り坂 |
| ekiden (long-distance relays, which are very popular in Japan) | ekiden | 駅伝 |
| finisher | kansousha | 完走者 |
| first aid station | kyuugojo | 救護所 |
| gear drop off | nimotsu okiba | 荷物置き場 |
| goal | gooru chiten | ゴール地点 |
| halfway point | chuukan chiten | 中間地点 |
| headwind | mukaikaze | 向かい風 |
| opening ceremony | kaikaishiki | 開会式 |
| personal record (PR) | jiko saikou kiroku (jiko besuto) | 自己記録 （自己べすと） |
| race guide | taikai youkou | 大会要項 |
| registration | senshu uketsuke | 選手受付 |
| sash (used for relays) | tasuki | 襷 |
| start | staato chiten | スタート地点 |
| tailwind | oikaze | 追い風 |
| toilet | toire | トイレ |
| turning point | orikaeshiten | 折り返し点 |
| uphill | noborizaka | 上り坂 |
| water station | kyuusuijo | 給水所 |
| Body Parts | karada no bubun | 菴薙驛ｨ蛻 |
| abdominal muscles | fukkin | 閻ｹ遲 |
| Achilles tendon | akiresuken | 繧｢繧ｭ繝ｬ繧ｹ閻ｱ |
| ankle | ashikubi | 雜ｳ鬥 |
| arch (of the foot) | tsuchifumazu | 蝨溯ｸ上∪縺 |
| buttocks | denbu | 閾 |
| calves | fukurahagi | 縺ｵ縺上ｉ縺ｯ縺 |
| diaphram | oukakumaku | 讓ｪ髫碑 |
| gluteus maximus | daidenkin | 螟ｧ閾 |
| hamstring | shitsuken | 閹晁 |
| heel | kakato | 雕ｵ |
| hip joint | kokansetsu | 閧｡髢｢遽 |
| instep (of the foot) | ashi no kou | 雜ｳ縺ｮ逕ｲ |
| joint | kansetsu | 髢｢遽 |
| knee | hiza | 閹 |
| leg | ashi | 雜ｳ |
| lower back | koshi | 閻ｰ |
| lower body | kahanshin | 荳句濠霄ｫ |
| pelvis | kotsuban | 鬪ｨ逶､ |
| shin | sune | 閼 |
| thigh (quads) | futomomo (daitaikin) | 螟ｪ繧ゅｂ亥､ｧ閻ｿ遲具ｼ |
| toe | tsumasaki | 辷ｪ蜈 |
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| Training | toreeningu | トレーニング |
| abdominal exercises | fukkin undou | 腹筋運動 |
| aerobic exercise | yuusanso undou | 譛蛾邏驕句虚 |
| anaerobic exercise | musanso undou | 辟｡驟ｸ邏驕句虚 |
| anaerobic threshold (AT) | musansosei sagyou ikichi | 辟｡驟ｸ邏諤ｧ菴懈･ｭ髢ｾ蛟､ |
| arm swing | udefuri | 閻墓険繧 |
| breathing | kokyuu | 蜻ｼ蜷ｸ |
| build-up run (neg. splits) | birudoappusou | 繝薙 |
| carbohydrate | tansuikabutsu | 轤ｭ豌ｴ蛹也黄 |
| core training | taikan no hokyou undou | 菴灘ｹｹ縺ｮ陬懷ｼｷ驕句虚 |
| heart rate | shinpakusuu | 蠢牛謨ｰ |
| heart rate monitor | shinpakukei | 蠢牛險 |
| interval | intaabaru | 繧､繝ｳ繧ｿ繝ｼ繝舌 |
| lactate threshold (LT) | nyuusansei ikichi | 荵ｳ驟ｸ諤ｧ髢ｾ蛟､ |
| long slow distance (LSD) | yukkuri choukyorisou | 繧▲縺上ｊ髟ｷ霍晞屬襍ｰ |
| protein | tanpakushitsu | 陋狗區雉ｪ |
| sense of pace | peesu kankaku | 繝壹繧ｹ諢溯ｦ |
| stamina | jikyuuryoku | 謖∽ｹ鴨 |
| stretching | sutorecchingu | 繧ｹ繝医 |
| strides (sprints) | nagashi | 豬 |
| taper | chousei kikan | 隱ｿ謨ｴ譛滄俣 |
| tempo run | peesusou | 繝壹繧ｹ襍ｰ |
| training log (journal) | toreeningu kiroku (nisshi) | 繝医 |
| VO | 2 Maxsaidai sanso sesshuryou | 譛 |
| watch | udedokei | 閻墓凾險 |
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