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How do you say "gym" in Japanese?
ジム
jimu
In Japanese, "gym" is ジム (jimu).
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Pronunciation
Pronounce ji-mu, a simple two-beat version of the English word, with the final mu never silent as it would be in English.
Writing and usage
ジム is written using katakana. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
彼は毎朝ジムでトレーニングしている。
kareha maiasa jimu de toreeningu shiteiru.
He works out at the gym every morning.
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How to remember ジム
Jimu is just gym with a little 'mu' grunt tacked on, like the sound you make lifting a heavy weight.
Related words
- library 図書館 toshokan
- museum 博物館 hakubutsukan
- theater 劇場 gekijou
- cinema 映画 eiga
- stadium スタジアム sutajiamu
- pool プール puuru
- church 教会 kyoukai
- temple 寺院 jiin
- mosque モスク mosuku
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Questions about ジム
How do you pronounce ジム?
Pronounce ji-mu, a simple two-beat version of the English word, with the final mu never silent as it would be in English.
Is ジム formal or casual?
ジム is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is ジム written in Japanese?
ジム is written using katakana. Romanised, it reads as jimu.
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