How to Say "Bowling" in Japanese

ボウリング

bouringu[bo̞ːɾʲĩŋɡɯ̟]

The English word "bowling" is translated into Japanese as ボウリング (bouringu).

ボウリング is a noun used to refer to the game of rolling a ball down an alley.

Meaning: a game played by rolling a ball down an alley (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

The romanization is bouringu.

Japanese bowling culture often includes 'company bowling' events, where employees are expected to participate as part of 'nomikai' or social bonding rituals.
Japan has a unique 'bowling' subculture involving 'glow-in-the-dark' lanes and music-heavy environments that function more like nightclubs than sports venues.
If you see the word written as ボウル (bouru) in a different context, it refers to a 'bowl' used for food, not the sport. One must use the full ボウリング to specify the game.

ボウリングは得意？
Are you good at bowling?
This sentence is useful for asking if someone is good at ボウリング.
Tatoeba #8818401 by bunbuku, translation #6887139 by CK
今度一緒にボウリング行こう。
Let's go bowling together sometime soon.
This sentence is useful for suggesting that you go bowling together sometime soon using ボウリング.
Tatoeba #4191600 by tommy_san, translation #4197697 by Tigrin
昨日はボウリングに行ったの？
Did you go bowling yesterday?
This sentence is useful for asking if someone went to play ボウリング yesterday.
Tatoeba #11610173 by bunbuku, translation #6352683 by CK
私は週末に友達とボーリングに行きます。
I go bowling with my friends on weekends.
明日、ボウリングに行かない？
How about going bowling tomorrow?
今度、ボウリング大会があるから参加しよう！
There's a bowling tournament coming up, so let's participate!

Yui and Hiroto are talking about their weekend plans at a cafe.

結衣 Yui

週末、ボウリングはどう？
Shūmatsu, bōringu wa dō?
How about bowling this weekend?
大翔 Hiroto

いいよ。ボウリング、久しぶりにやりたいな。
Ii yo. Bōringu, hisashiburi ni yaritai na.
Sounds good. I want to go bowling after a long time.
結衣 Yui

大翔はスコアが良いよね。
Hiroto wa sukōa ga ii yo ne.
You have a good score, Hiroto.
大翔 Hiroto

そんなことないよ。結衣こそ強いよ。
Sonna koto nai yo. Yui koso tsuyoi yo.
That's not true. You're actually the strong one, Yui.

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