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N1 Noun

競輪(けいりん)

keirin, cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish

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    • 単語の種類

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    Examples

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      競輪(けいりん)をするために自転車(じてんしゃ)を買(か)う。

      I'm buying a bicycle in order to participate in Keirin, a cycle racing event that usually covers 2km with a paced start and sprint finish. {keirin, cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish}

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      あのタイヤが細(ほそ)い自転車(じてんしゃ)は競輪(けいりん)用(よう)でしょう。

      That bicycle with the thin tires is probably for keirin, a cycle racing event that usually covers 2km with a paced start and sprint finish. {keirin, cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish}

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      競輪(けいりん)は自転車(じてんしゃ)競技(きょうぎ)の一種(いっしゅ)で、激(はげ)しい競技(きょうぎ)である。

      Keirin is a type of bicycle racing event, usually 2km with a paced start and sprint finish, and it is an intense competition. {keirin, cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish}

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      競輪(けいりん)の試合(しあい)を見(み)るなり、息子(むすこ)は自転車(じてんしゃ)が欲(ほ)しいと言(い)い出(だ)しました。

      As soon as he watched a keirin race, my son said he wanted a bicycle. {keirin, cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish}

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      競輪(けいりん)は2000年(ねん)のシドニーオリンピックで正式(せいしき)種目(しゅもく)として採用(さいよう)されたのだとか。

      I heard that keirin, a cycle racing event usually 2km with a paced start and sprint finish, was officially adopted as an event in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. {keirin, cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish}

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