How to Say "League" in Japanese

リーグ

rīgu

The English phrase "league" is translated into Japanese as リーグ (rīgu).

リーグ is used to refer to an organization of sports teams.

Meaning: organization of sports teams (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

rīgu

When discussing 'leagues' in a non-sports context, such as a 'League of Nations', Japanese uses the word 連盟 ('renmei') instead of リーグ.
The phrase リーグ戦 (rīgusen) is commonly used to specify a 'round-robin' style tournament or a league-based match format.
In Japanese baseball, you will often hear the term 球団 (kyuudan) instead of 'team' when referring to the organizations within a league.

学生リーグ戦で優勝しました！
We won the student league championship!
このリーグには有名なチームが多い。
Kono rīgu ni wa yūmei na chīmu ga ooi.
There are many famous teams in this league.
彼はリーグの順位を確認した。
Kare wa rīgu no jun'i o kakunin shita.
He checked the league standings.

Yui and Ren are talking about sports on a break.

結衣 Yui

蓮、最近どのスポーツリーグを応援しているの？
Ren, saikin dono supōtsu rīgu o ōen shite iru no?
Ren, which sports league are you rooting for lately?
蓮 Ren

今はバスケットボールのリーグにハマっているよ。
Ima wa basukettobōru no rīgu ni hamatte iru yo.
I'm really into the basketball league right now.
結衣 Yui

いいよね。試合のスケジュールは分かった？
Ii yo ne. Shiai no sukejūru wa wakatta?
That's great. Do you know the game schedule?
蓮 Ren

うん、週末に試合があるから見るつもりだ。
Un, shūmatsu ni shiai ga aru kara miru tsumori da.
Yeah, there's a game this weekend, so I plan to watch it.

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