ストライカー
sutoraikā
The English word "striker" can be translated into Japanese as ストライカー (sutoraikā).
In Japanese, the loanword ストライカー is primarily used to refer to a forward or striker in sports like soccer.
Meaning: person who is on strike (noun)
Which one should you use?
While ストライカー is used for sports, the term for a person participating in a labor strike is ストライキ中の人.
How do you pronounce it?
sutoraikā
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use ストライカー when discussing labor relations or workers on strike. Use ストライキ中の人 for that purpose.
Did you know?
- While ストライカー is used for soccer, Japanese baseball uses the term 打者 'dasha' for the person striking the ball, as the loanword would be confused with a sports forward.
- In Japanese soccer broadcasts, commentators often use the word 点取り屋 'toritoriya' to describe a prolific striker, which literally translates to a 'score-taker'.
- The term 決定力 'ketteiryoku', meaning 'decisive power', is often the word used to define the quality of a great striker in Japanese sports journalism.
Examples in context
- 最新の試合で、ユナイテッドのフォワードが素晴らしいゴールを決めました。In the latest match, the United forward scored a fantastic goal.
Example conversation
Kenta and Himari are watching the news about a labor dispute.
- 健太 Kentaニュースにストライカーがたくさん映っているね。Nyūsu ni sutoraikā ga takusan utsutte iru ne.There are a lot of strikers showing on the news, aren't there?
- 陽葵 Himari本当だね。みんな怒っているみたい。Hontō da ne. Minna okotte iru mitai.You're right. Everyone seems angry.
- 健太 Kentaストライカーは何を要求しているんだろう。Sutoraikā wa nani o yōkyū shite iru ndarō.I wonder what the strikers are demanding.
- 陽葵 Himariたぶん給料の引き上げだと思うよ。Tabun kyūryō no hikiage da to omou yo.I think it's probably a pay raise.
