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Japanese · Lesson 93

Lesson 95

Reading Japan

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Traditional sports of Japan · Dialogue 1 of 4

Sports unique to Japan

Two speakers discuss sports unique to Japan. *古来の ものですね。沢山 ありますよ* means "You mean those from ancient times. We have many."

The examples include *けん道、じゅう道、すもう、水泳*. The speaker calls them representative sports.

*国技と 言われているのは すもうでしょう* presents sumo as the sport called Japan's national sport.

Kanji: 独, 泳, 技

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Kanji: 古

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  1. 1

    にほんどくとくのスポーツというのがありますか。

    Are there any sports that you would call unique to Japan?

    日本Japan
    独特unique to
    のof
    スポーツsports
    とquote
    いうcalled
    のones
    がsubject
    ありexist
    ますpolite
    か。question
  2. 2

    こらいのものですね。たくさんありますよ。たとえば、けんどう、じゅうどう、すもう、すいえい、そのほかいろいろあります。

    You mean those from ancient times, don’t you? We have many. For example, fencing, JUUDOO, wrestling, swimming and many others.

  3. 3

    だいひょうてきなスポーツというのはなんでしょうか。

    What do you suppose are the representative sports?

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    いまおはなししたのはみなにほんのだいひょうてきなものですが、こくぎといわれているのはすもうでしょう。

    Those sports that I have just spoken of are all representative sports of Japan, but the so-called national sport will probably be Japanese wrestling.

  5. 5

    こくぎというのはそのくにをしょうちょうするものですね。

    A so-called national sport is a sport that will represent that country, isn’t that so?

--- YORI HOKA NI WA NAI. Following nouns and pronouns YORI HOKA NI WA NAI expresses the meaning of “There is nothing other than (except) ---” or “There is no one other than (except) ---.” When the subject is a living thing, IMASEN is used in place of ARIMASEN. NAI or INAI may be replaced by other negative verbs to indicate the meaning of “I don’t do anything other than ---.” In this case the negative verbs may be preceded by NANNIMO or DAREMO. Examples: SASHIMI O TABERU NO WA WATAKUSHI YORI HOKA NI WA IMASEN. “There is no one other than me that eats SASHIMI.” NIHONGO O SHITTE IRU NO WA WATAKUSHI YORI HOKA NI WA IMASENDESHITA. “There was no one other than me who knew Japanese.” WATAKUSHI GA HANASERU NO WA EIGO YORI HOKA NI WA ARIMASEN. “As for the language that I can speak, there is nothing other than English.” WATAKUSHI WA GYUUNIKU YORI HOKA NI WA NANNIMO TABEMASEN. “I don’t eat anything other than beef.” WATAKUSHI WA HIRAGANA YORI HOKA NI WA YOMEMASEN. “I can’t read anything except HIRAGANA.”
SUMOO. SUMOO, the Japanese style of wrestling, in which professional giant-sized contestants, weighing 225 to 350 pounds, exert their ponderous might and fighting skill to fell or thrust their opponents out of a circular ring in matches accompanied by traditional ceremony and atmosphere is proving more popular than ever. Attention in all other sports is overshadowed by SUMOO during the five annual 15-day grand tournaments (in January, May and September at Kuramae Kokugikan in Tokyo, and in March at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, and in November in Fukuoka, Kyuushuu). Millions gather before television sets to share the thrills of the matches with the 16,000 who pack the arenas.
JUUDOO. The sport of JUUDOO was created by Professor JIGOROO KANO and aimed at the building of strength of both body and spirit through practice of offensive and defensive art. It has made phenomenal strides in world-wide appeal. Today more than 850,000 students of the art, young and old of both sexes, as well as more than 100 foreigners train at Tokyo’s Kodokan Judo Institute, the mecca of Judoo. Together with preparatory and non-Kodokan students, the number of Japanese devotees swells to over two and a half million. The mounting international interest was crowned in May 1956 with the holding of the First World Championships in Tokyo. The Kodokan has “dan” and “kyuu” (grade and class systems) in which Judoo pupils and experts are ranked according to their skill and experience. “Dan” ranks above “kyuu”. There are ten “dans” with the lowest being the 1st “dan” and the highest the 10th “dan”. Of the “dan” holders those from 1st to 5th “dan” wear a black belt, those from 6th to 8th, a red and white striped belt and the 9th and 10th graders, a red belt. But those who hold the 6th “dan” or above may also use a black belt for convenience sake. “Kyuu” ranks below “dan”. There are five “kyuu”. The lowest is the 5th “kyuu” and the highest 1st “kyuu”. Those from the 3rd to 1st “kyuu” inclusive are to wear a brown belt, while those of the 4th and 5th “kyuu” wear a white belt.
KENDOO. Fencing is an art as old as Japanese history. This art developed rapidly with the rise of the military class in the 12th century. With the introduction of modern military methods, fencing was almost forgotten for a time, but was revived later as an interesting kind of gymnastic exercise and as an aid to mental discipline, particularly among students and military officers. In fencing bouts each contestant wears a face guard, a plastron to cover the trunk, and gauntlets to protect the arms and hands. Swords made of four bamboo strips 4 feet 4 inches long, of which the leather-covered handles are one foot 3 inches long, are used instead of real swords, and are held by both hands, 5 inches apart. In making a slash, one aims at the face (front or side), the trunk, or the arms; in making a thrust, at the throat of one’s opponent. When either contestant is hit in any one of these places, he is considered beaten. A match consists of three contests, the winner of two of them being the victor.
の
See Grammar Notes
スポーツ
sport
と
and (See Gram. Notes)
が
but (See Gram. Notes)
ます
trout
か。
either--or-- (See Gram. Notes)
古来
from ancient time
もの
things (tangible)
です
to be (See Gram. Notes)
ね。
isn't it (See Grammar Notes)
たとえば、
for instance
けん
numerical counter for houses (See Gram. Notes)
道、
road, street
すもう、
wrestling (See Cult. Notes)
な
I wish, I hope, huh
は
leaves
でしょう
probably (See Gram. Notes)
し
city
国技
national sport
いる
to need (See Gram. Notes)
国
country, nation
を
particle denoting direct object (See Pattern Drill)
しょう
award, reward

Professional and festival wrestling · Dialogue 2 of 4

An ancient sport

The speakers discuss the age and modern forms of sumo. *何千年も 前から あったものです* says that it existed thousands of years ago.

Professional sumo is *職業すもう* or *大すもう*. Amateurs also perform *しろうとすもう* and *みやずもう* at festivals.

Professional sumo

*すもう* is the Japanese style of wrestling. Contestants try to fell an opponent or thrust him out of a circular ring.

Traditional ceremony accompanies five annual grand tournaments. Each tournament lasts 15 days, and millions watch on television.

Kanji: 職, 球

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Kanji: 野, 大

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  1. 6

    そうです。べいこくのやきゅうはべいこくのこくぎですね。

    That’s right. American baseball is the national sport of the United States.

  2. 7

    すもうはふるいスポーツですか。

    Is Japanese wrestling an old sport?

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    れきしてきにはなんぜんねんもまえからあったものです。ですから、いちばんふるいスポーツのひとつですね。

    Historically it existed from over so many thousands of years ago. So, it is one of the oldest sports.

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    すもうといえば、みなしょくぎょうですか。

    Speaking of Japanese wrestling, are they all professional?

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    しんぶんなどにだいだいてきにでるのはしょくぎょうすもうで、たいていおおずもうといいます。ほかにもしろうとすもうとかみやずもうといって、しろうとがおまつりなどのときにやります。

    Those that appear in newspapers on a gigantic scale are all professional wrestling, and usually call them annual wrestling matches. There are other wrestling matches such as, amateur wrestling and a wrestling tournament in honor of the tutelary god which are performed in time of festivals.

そう
numerical counter for ships
です。
to be (See Gram. Notes)
野球
baseball
すもう
wrestling (See Cult. Notes)
古い
old, antique
れきし
history
に
on (See Gram. Notes)
年
year (See Grammar Notes)
前
before, front
から
from (See Gram. Notes)
一番
number one (See Grammar Notes)
一
one
職業
occupation
など
and so forth, etc.
出る
come out to the phone, go out, come out (vi)
で、
--is and -- (See Grammar Notes)
いい
good (See Gram. Notes)
ます。
trout
しろうと
amateur
時
time

Judo, fencing and swimming · Dialogue 3 of 4

Judo around the world

*世界的に なったものは じゅう道より 外には ありません* says that judo alone among these sports became international.

Professor *JIGOROO KANO* created *じゅう道* to build strength of body and spirit through attack and defense.

Its center is the Kodokan Judo Institute in Tokyo. The First World Championships took place in Tokyo in May 1956.

Japanese fencing and swimming

*けん道は 外国には ふきゅうしていません* says that Japanese fencing has not spread abroad.

*けん道* developed with the military class in the 12th century. In fencing bouts, contestants wear protection and use swords made from bamboo strips.

*それは かたで、スピードの きょうそう というのでは ありません* describes traditional swimming as form rather than a speed contest.

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    じゅうどうはせかいてきになりましたね。

    JUUDOO has become world-wide, hasn’t it?

  2. 12

    そうです。にほんどくとくのスポーツで、せかいてきになったものはじゅうどうよりほかにはありません。けんどうはがいこくにはふきゅうしていません。

    Yes, it has. Among the sports unique to Japan, there is no sport other than JUDOO that has become world-wide. Japanese fencing has not become popular in other countries.

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    にほんどくとくのすいえいというのはどんなものですか。

    What sort of swimming is that which is unique to Japan?

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    それはかたで、スピードのきょうそうというのではありません。

    It is a style or form and it isn’t speed competition.

  5. 15

    かたばかりなんですか。

    Only form?

道
road, street
より
than (See Gram. Notes)
い
stomach
どんな
what kind of; what sort of
かた
style; shape; model
スピード
speed
ばかり
about

Samurai swimming and horsemanship · Dialogue 4 of 4

Samurai skills as sports

*むかし さむらいが 戦争の 時 泳いで 川を わたったりした* describes samurai swimming across rivers during wars.

Those methods survive as swimming forms. *むかし さむらいの 間では 必要でしたから 皆 習ったのです* says every samurai learned horsemanship because it was necessary.

Horsemanship for recreation is recent. These old skills now remain as pure sports.

Kanji: 目, 馬

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    いいえ、じつようてきというのがもくてきで、むかしさむらいがせんそうのときおよいでかわをわたったりしたのがかたになっていまにのこっているのです。

    No, its purpose is the practicality and the warriors swam across the rivers during the wars in the olden days and that is remaining even at present as swimming forms.

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    ばじゅつなどはあたらしいのですか。

    Is horsemanship something new?

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    いいえ、むかしさむらいのあいだではひつようでしたからみなならったのです。こんにちのようにごらくとしてのばじゅつはごくさいきんのものです。

    No, it was necessary for warriors in the olden days, so all the warriors learned it. Horsemanship as a pleasure like today is a very recent development.

  4. 19

    では、それらはゆみなどとおなじようにふるいものですね。

    Then, those are something antique like a bow and arrow, isn’t that so?

  5. 20

    そうです。それがいまではじゅんすいなスポーツとしてのこっているのです。

    Yes, that’s right. They are remaining today as pure sports.

目的
aim; objective
むかし
ancient, old
さむらい
warrior, SAMURAI
川
river
馬
horse
今日
today
ごらく
amusement, recreation
ごく
very
ゆみ
bow; archery

Nothing except specified choices · Perception drill

Only the named choice

*ジョンズさんは ビールより外には 何も 飲まないんだ* means "Mr. Jones drinks nothing other than beer."

The noun before *より外には* names the exception. A negative verb excludes every other choice.

Things, people, and actions

After a noun or pronoun, *より外には* with *ない* means "there is nothing other than" the named choice.

A living subject takes *居ない*. *日本の 新聞が 読めるのは パーカーさん より外には 居ないだろう* says that probably no one except Mr. Parker can read a Japanese newspaper.

Another negative verb can replace *ない*. *何も* may come before that verb.

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    A.このみせにはにほんのざっしよりほかにはない。B.このがっこうにはおとこのせいとよりほかにはいない。C.はえいごよりほかにははなせない。

    There is nothing other than Japanese magazines at this store.

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    このへやのせいとはにほんのしんぶんがよめるだろうか。

    There are no students except men students at this school.

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    そうだね。にほんのしんぶんがよめるのはパーカーさんよりほかにはいないだろう。

    I can’t speak anything other than English.

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    きみはにくはなんでもたべるのかね。

    Do you think the students in this room can read a Japanese newspaper?

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    ぼくがたべるのはぎゅうにくとぶたにくよりほかにはないんだ。

    Well, I suppose there is no one other than Mr. Parker who can read a Japanese newspaper.

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    ジョンズさんはさけがのめるだろうか。

    Do you eat any kinds of meat?

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    いいえ、ジョンズさんはビールよりほかにはなにものまないんだ。

    As for the meat that I eat, there is nothing other than beef and pork.

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    きみはどんなうんどうをするのかね。

    Mr. Jones can drink, can’t he?

  9. 29

    ゴルフだけだ。ゴルフよりほかにはなにもやらない。

    No, Mr. Jones doesn’t drink anything except beer.

  10. 30

    きみはがいこくごができるのか。

    What kind of sports do you do?

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    にほんごだけだ。にほんごよりほかにははなせないんだ。

    Only golf. I don’t play anything other than golf.

店
store, shop
男
male
へや
room
だ
to be (informal equivalent of DESU. See Grammar Notes)
君
suffix to a name, Mr. (See cult. notes)
肉
meat, flesh
で
--is and -- (See Grammar Notes)
僕
I (see notes)
牛肉
beef
ぶた肉
pork
酒
Sake, rice wine
ビール
beer
ゴルフ
golf
だけ
only, just (See Grammar Notes)
出来る
to be manufactured; to be produced (v.i.)

Saying only and nothing else · Pattern 1 1 of 3

The only named thing

*私が食べられる物は やさいより外には ない* means "The only thing I can eat is vegetables."

The *より外には* pattern places the named thing before the negative predicate.

The only person or action

*日本語が出来るのは スミスさんより外には 居ない* uses *居ない* because the exception is a person.

*僕は この町では ジョンズさんより外には だれも 知らない* uses *だれも 知らない* to exclude every other person.

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    A.にほんどくとくのスポーツでせかいてきになったものはじゅうどうよりほかにはありません。B.けんどうができるのはたなかさんよりほかにはいません。C.わたくしはこのごろぎゅうにゅうよりほかにはなにものみません。

    A. Of the sports unique to Japan, judo is the only one that has become international. B. Mr. Tanaka is the only person who can do kendo. C. These days, I drink nothing but milk.

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    わたくしがたべられるものはやさいよりほかにはない。

    The only thing I can eat is vegetables.

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    にほんごができるのはスミスさんよりほかにはいない。

    Mr. Smith is the only person who can speak Japanese.

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    このまちにはにほんのみせはしょくりょうひんてんよりほかにはない。

    The only Japanese store in this town is a grocery store.

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    しなごにはかんじよりほかにはない。

    Chinese has no writing other than Chinese characters.

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    たむらさんはにほんりょうりよりほかにはたべない。

    Mr. Tamura eats nothing but Japanese food.

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    パーカーさんはえいごよりほかにははなせない。

    Mr. Parker cannot speak anything but English.

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    ぼくはこのまちではジョンズさんよりほかにはだれもしらない。

    Mr. Jones is the only person I know in this town.

牛にゅう
milk
やさい
vegetable
町
town
品
quality, goods
だれ
who?

Limited colours, drinks and writing · Pattern 1 2 of 3

One kind of writing

*しな語には かん字より 外には ないんだ* means "Chinese has nothing other than Chinese characters."

The named kind of writing comes before *より 外には*. The negative ending excludes other kinds.

One or several choices

*黒いのと 茶色の 外には 御ざいません* names two choices, black ones and brown ones.

*牛にゅうの 外には まだ何も 飲めないのです* names only milk. *何も 飲めない* excludes every other drink.

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    ぼくはさくばんかんじよりほかにはなにもべんきょうしなかった。

    Last night I studied nothing but Chinese characters.

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    しなごにもひらがながあるのかね。

    Does Chinese have hiragana too?

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    いいえ、しなごにはかんじよりほかにはないんだ。

    No, Chinese has nothing but Chinese characters.

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    しろいくつがほしいんだが、あるかね。

    I want some white shoes; do you have any?

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    しろいのはあいにくみなうりきれています。いまのところくろいのとちゃいろのほかにはございません。

    Unfortunately, all the white ones are sold out. At present, we have only black and brown ones.

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    ながいあいだごびょうきだったそうですが、もうおさけがのめるようになりましたか。

    I hear you were ill for a long time; are you able to drink alcohol now?

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    いいえ、ぎゅうにゅうのほかにはまだなにものめないのです。

    No, I still cannot drink anything but milk.

  8. 47

    きみはたばこをやめたのか。

    Have you given up smoking?

ひらがな
HIRAGANA syllabary
ある
certain, some
か
either--or-- (See Gram. Notes)
だ。
to be (informal equivalent of DESU. See Grammar Notes)
ほしい
want, wish (See Grammar Notes)
あいにく
unfortunately
ところ
place (See Gram. Notes)
もう
already (See Gram. Notes)
よう
get intoxicated; get drunk; get seasick (v.i.)
まだ
yet, still
たばこ
tobacco, cigarette

Asking about limited choices · Pattern 1 3 of 3

A question about choices

*君の 学校では ロシヤ語を 教えているのか* asks whether the school teaches Russian.

The answer can identify the languages that the school teaches and exclude all others.

The available languages

*フランス語と スペイン語の 外には 教えていないよ* means "They teach only French and Spanish."

One or more choices come before *外には*. The negative verb then excludes every unnamed choice.

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    うん、はまきよりほかにはのまないことにした。

    Yes, I have decided not to smoke anything but cigars.

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    きみのがっこうではロシヤごをおしえているのか。

    Do they teach Russian at your school?

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    いや、フランスごとスペインごのほかにはおしえていないよ。

    No, they teach only French and Spanish.

  4. 51

    あなたはがいこくごができますか。

    Can you speak any foreign languages?

  5. 52

    あなたはやさいはなんでもたべますか。

    Do you eat all kinds of vegetables?

  6. 53

    しなごにはかんじもひらがなもありますか。

    Does Chinese have both Chinese characters and hiragana?

  7. 54

    にほんどくとくのスポーツでせかいてきになっているスポーツがたくさんありますか。

    Are there many sports unique to Japan that have become international?

  8. 55

    あなたのきょうしつにはがいこくじんのせいとがいますか。

    Are there any foreign students in your classroom?

うん、
Yes, all right.
いや、
no
人
people

Traditional sports and wrestling · Reading Selection 1 of 2

Sumo and judo

The questions cover Japan's representative sports, the age and forms of sumo, and judo's international reach.

*今日の すもうは 皆 職業すもうですか* means "Is all sumo today professional sumo?" An answer distinguishes professional sumo from amateur and festival forms.

*日本独特の スポーツで 世界的になったものは何ですか* asks which sport became international. The answer names judo.

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    にほんどくとくのスポーツでだいひょうてきなものはなんですか。

    What are the representative sports unique to Japan?

  2. 57

    すもうはあたらしいスポーツですか。

    Is sumo a new sport?

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    こんにちのすもうはみなしょくぎょうすもうですか。

    Is all sumo today professional sumo?

  4. 59

    しろうとすもうはどんなときにやりますか。

    On what occasions is amateur sumo performed?

  5. 60

    にほんどくとくのスポーツでせかいてきになったものはなんですか。

    Which sport unique to Japan has become international?

Judo, swimming and horsemanship · Reading Selection 2 of 2

International and traditional sports

The questions contrast judo's international popularity with kendo's limited spread abroad.

*日本独特の 水泳と言うのは どんなものですか* asks what traditional Japanese swimming is like. The answer describes set forms rather than speed competition.

The final questions ask when horsemanship became a sport and who learned it in the past.

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    じゅうどうはにほんばかりでなく、どこでさかんですか。

    Besides Japan, where is judo popular?

  2. 62

    にほんのけんどうはがいこくにふきゅうしていますか。

    Has Japanese kendo spread to foreign countries?

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    にほんどくとくのすいえいというのはどんなものですか。

    What is the swimming unique to Japan like?

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    スポーツとしてのばじゅつはむかしからありましたか。

    Has horsemanship as a sport existed since ancient times?

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    にほんではばじゅつはだれがならっていましたか。

    Who used to learn horsemanship in Japan?

言う
to say

History of Japanese sports · Questions

A history of Japanese sports

The narration covers sumo, judo, kendo, swimming, and horsemanship from their origins to their modern forms.

*日本 独特の スポーツで、世界的に なったものは、じゅう道より外にはない* says judo alone among these sports became international.

Sumo has professional and festival forms. Samurai swimming and horsemanship remain as sports, while kendo has not spread abroad.

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    にほんどくとくのスポーツでだいひょうてきなものはじゅうどう、けんどう、すもう、すいえいなどある。すもうはにほんこらいのふるいスポーツで、れきしてきにはなんぜんねんもまえからあったものだ。こんにち、すもうといえばたいていしょくぎょうすもうで、おおすもうという。もちろん、しろうとすもうとか、みやずもうといって、しろうとがおまつりなどのときにやるのもある。にほんどくとくのスポーツで、せかいてきになったものは、じゅうどうよりほかにはない。こんにちではじゅうどうはにほんばかりでなく、べいこく、フランス、スエーデンなどでもさかんである。にほんのけんどうはがいこくにはふきゅうしていない。にほんどくとくのすいえいというのはただかたで、スピードのきょうそうではない。むかし、さむらいがせんそうのときおよいでかわをわたったりしたのが、かたになってこんにちのこっているのである。スポーツとしてのばじゅつはごくさいきんのもので、むかしはさむらいのあいだではひつようなもので、さむらいはみなこれをならわねばならなかった。

    Representative sports unique to Japan include judo, kendo, sumo, and swimming. Sumo is an ancient sport of Japan and, historically, has existed for thousands of years. Today, when people speak of sumo, they usually mean professional sumo, which is called grand sumo. Of course, there is also amateur sumo, or shrine sumo, performed by amateurs at festivals and similar occasions. Of the sports unique to Japan, judo is the only one that has become international. Today, judo is popular not only in Japan but also in the United States, France, Sweden, and other countries. Japanese kendo has not spread to foreign countries. The swimming unique to Japan consists only of set forms and is not a contest of speed. Long ago, samurai swam across rivers during wars, and those methods became set forms that remain today. Horsemanship as a sport is quite recent, but in the past it was essential among the samurai, and every samurai had to learn it.

ある。
certain, some
今日、
today
言う。
to say
もちろん、
of course, to be sure
か、
either--or-- (See Gram. Notes)
やる
to do
ただ
merely
むかし、
ancient, old
ね
isn't it (See Grammar Notes)
なら
if it is (See Gram. Notes)

Traditional Japanese sports words · Word list 1 of 3

Traditional and national sports

The vocabulary names traditional sports and their place in Japan. *けん道* is "Japanese fencing".

*代表的な* means "representative". *国技* means "national sport".

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    スポーツ

    sport

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    どくとくの

    special; peculiar to

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    こらい

    from ancient time

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    けんどう

    Japanese fencing (See Cult. Notes)

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    じゅうどう

    judo (See Cult. Note)

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    すもう

    wrestling (See Cult. Notes)

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    だいひょうてきな

    representative (adj)

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    こくぎ

    national sport

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    しょうちょうする

    symbolize (v.t.)

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    やきゅう

    baseball

独特の
special; peculiar to
けん道
Japanese fencing (See Cult. Notes)
じゅう道
judo (See Cult. Note)
代表的な
representative (adj)
しょうちょうする
symbolize (v.t.)

Professional and amateur wrestling words · Word list 2 of 3

Forms of sumo

The vocabulary distinguishes forms of wrestling and includes a word for international reach.

*職業すもう* means "professional wrestling". *しろうとすもう* means "amateur wrestling".

*みやずもう* is "wrestling at a festival".

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    なんぜんねんもまえ

    thousands of years ago

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    しょくぎょう

    occupation

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    だいだいてきに

    in a big way; on a large scale

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    しょくぎょうすもう

    professional wrestling

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    おおすもう

    professional wrestling

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    しろうとすもう

    amateur wrestling

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    しろうと

    amateur

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    みやずもう

    wrestling at a festival

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    おまつり

    festival

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    せかいてき

    world-wide

何千年も前
thousands of years ago
大大的に
in a big way; on a large scale
職業すもう
professional wrestling
大すもう
professional wrestling
しろうとすもう
amateur wrestling
みやずもう
wrestling at a festival
おまつり
festival
世界的
world-wide

Speed, purpose and horsemanship words · Word list 3 of 3

Purpose and traditional skills

The vocabulary covers spread, speed, practical purpose, horsemanship, archery, and an expression for excluding every other choice.

*実用的* means "practical". *馬じゅつ* means "horsemanship".

*--より外にはない* means "there is nothing other than" the named choice.

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    ふきゅうする

    spread; propagate; diffuse (v.i.)

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    スピード

    speed

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    じつようてき

    practical

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    もくてき

    aim; objective

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    いまに

    even now

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    ばじゅつ

    horsemanship

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    ゆみ

    bow; archery

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    じゅんすいの

    pure

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    --よりほかにはない

    there is nothing other than --- (See Gram. Notes)

Guide for Free Conversation

1a Talk about sports unique to Japan.

1b Talk about sports unique to the United States.

1c Talk about popular sports in Japan and also in the United States.

1d Talk about professional sports.

2a Look at the pictures on Pages 258 to 260 and talk about them.
Homework

1 Memorize the Dialogue and the vocabulary.

2 Study Grammar Perception Drill.

3 Study Pattern Practice and do the exercise given following each pattern.

4 Learn to read and write new Kanji.

5 Read the Explanatory Notes.

6 Read the Guide for Free Conversation and do the exercises given.
ふきゅうする
spread; propagate; diffuse (v.i.)
実用的
practical
今に
even now
馬じゅつ
horsemanship
じゅんすいの
pure
--より外にはない
there is nothing other than --- (See Gram. Notes)

The particulars

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Defense Language Institute, Japanese Basic Course, 1967 to 1971. Public domain. The teaching pages and the narration are ours.
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Digital narration, directed by 1732 Studios.
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Botchan, the work this course leads to, free to read here.
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