KANJI SPORTS
You might be surprised


NOTE: Almost all foreign sports are written in katakana, however they all have kanji! The names in red are the most used

CLICK ON THE UNDERLINED KANJI FOR EXPLANATION TO THE RIGHT

スポーツ supo-tsu sports

SPORT KANJI NAME KATAKANA COMMENT
Baseball
ya kyuu
ベースボール
be-su bo-ru
Very popular sport in Japan
Soccer
shuu kyuu
サッカー
sakka-
Many players have strange hair styles
Football maybe none? アメリカンフットボール
amerikan futtobo-ru
It is called "American Football" to distinguish it from soccer (football)
Sumo
sumou
not written in katakana make the 'mo' part longer
More on
Sumou
Ping-pong
takkyuu
ピンポン
pin pon
This has 2 names in Japanese (just like English)
Tennis
tei kyuu
テニス
tenisu
The kanji means garden + ball
Basketball
rou kyuu
バスケットボール
basuketto bo-ru