Japanese word

連覇

Pronunciation

Romajirenpa

今年、そのチームは連覇しました。kotoshi so no chī mu wa ren pa shi ma shi ta

This year, the team won back-to-back championships.

来季の連覇を目指し、選手たちは毎日練習しています。rai ki no ren pa o me za shi sen shu ta chi wa mai nichi ren shū shi te i ma su

Aiming for back-to-back championships next season, the players practice every day.

It describes winning the same championship repeatedly without a break between victories.

連続優勝renzokuyūshō: A series of victories in which a team or person finishes first in successive competitions.

同じ競技や大会で、優勝を途切れさせずに続けて成し遂げること。ona ji kyō gi ya tai kai de yū shō o to gi re sa se zu ni tsuzu ke te na shi to ge ru ko to

The Japanese compound 連覇 (renpa) combines 連 (ren, "continue") and 覇 (ha, "supremacy") to describe continued championship victories.

In Japanese sports reporting, forms such as 二連覇 (nirenpa) and 三連覇 (sanrenpa) show how many consecutive titles were won, so 連覇 (renpa) does not mean exactly two.