Japanese symbol for “canoeing”
カヌー競技
カヌーきょうぎ
Romaji: kanuukyougi
canoeing
In Japanese, canoeing is カヌー競技, read カヌーきょうぎ (kanuukyougi).
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Meanings
- n canoeing
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “canoeing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| カヌーイング | カヌーイング kanuuingu | canoeing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 競技 | きょうぎ kyougi | game; match; contest |
| 競争 | きょうそう kyousou | competition; contest; rivalry |
| 競馬 | けいば keiba | horse racing |
| 競走 | きょうそう kyousou | race; run; dash |
| 競合 | きょうごう kyougou | contention; competition; rivalry |
| 競う | きそう kisou | to compete; to contend; to vie |
| 技術 | ぎじゅつ gijutsu | technology; engineering |
| 演技 | えんぎ engi | acting; performance |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.