Explore words for events that bring a school community together.
The idea
入学式 is an entrance ceremony and 卒業式 marks graduation. 運動会 is a sports day, 文化祭 a cultural festival, and 修学旅行 a school trip. 行事 is a general word for an event. These examples use polite Japanese.
Examples
- 入学式で、新入生は先生の話を聞きました。At the entrance ceremony, the new students listened to the teacher.
- 運動会では、生徒たちがリレーに参加しました。At the sports day, the students took part in a relay.
- 文化祭のために、私たちのクラスは劇を準備しました。Our class prepared a play for the cultural festival.
- 修学旅行で、友達と京都を訪れました。On the school trip, I visited Kyoto with friends.
- 卒業式で、先輩に花を渡しました。At the graduation ceremony, I gave flowers to a senior student.
- 学校の行事の日程は、学校によって違います。The dates of school events vary from school to school.
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Watch out
A 文化祭 is a school cultural festival, not necessarily a public street festival. Names, dates and activities differ between schools.
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新入生の式: (入学式/卒業式)
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入学式
入学式 is the entrance ceremony; 卒業式 marks graduation.
リレーをする行事: (運動会/文化祭)
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運動会
運動会 is the sports day; 文化祭 is the cultural festival.
学校で行く旅行: (修学旅行/入学式)
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修学旅行
修学旅行 is a school trip; 入学式 is an entrance ceremony.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Japanese sentences where available. We keep your score.
新入生の式: (入学式/卒業式)
リレーをする行事: (運動会/文化祭)
学校で行く旅行: (修学旅行/入学式)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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