Japanese word

ゴルフ

Pronunciation

Romajigorufu

Meaning

  • noungolf

Example

私はゴルフをします。watashi wa go ru fu o shi ma su

I play golf.

Illustration for ゴルフ (golf)

More examples

休日にはゴルフの練習をしています。kyū jitsu ni wa go ru fu no ren shū o shi te i ma su

I practice golf on my days off.

Core concept

Centers on sending a small ball across a course and into each hole with as few strokes as possible.

Common phrases

  • ゴルフをするgo ru fu o su ru

    play golf

  • ゴルフに行くgo ru fu ni i ku

    go golfing

  • ゴルフの練習go ru fu no ren shū

    golf practice

  • ゴルフが好きgo ru fu ga su ki

    like golf

Definition in Japanese

クラブでボールを打ち、定められたコースの穴にできるだけ少ない打数で入れるスポーツ。ku ra bu de bō ru o u chi sada me ra re ta kō su no ana ni de ki ru da ke suku na i da sū de i re ru su pō tsu

Word origin

ゴルフ (gorufu, "golf") is a Japanese loanword from English golf, adapted to Japanese syllable patterns.

Usage tips

  • In English, golf can also be a verb, as in "They golf on weekends," while Japanese ゴルフ (gorufu) is normally a noun.

Related words

  • ゴルファーgorufāgolfernoun

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