保健体育

Reading

Kana: ほけんたいいく

Romaji: hokentaiiku

Definition

noun

1

health and physical education

Kanji

保

Readings: ホ、 ホウ、 たも.つ

Meanings: protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support

健

Readings: ケン、 すこ.やか

Meanings: healthy, health, strength, persistence

体

Readings: タイ、 テイ、 からだ、 かたち

Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images

育

Readings: イク、 そだ.つ、 そだ.ち、 そだ.てる、 はぐく.む

Meanings: bring up, grow up, raise, rear

Example Sentence

彼女(かのじょ)の保健(ほけん)体育(たいいく)の講義(こうぎ)はさっぱり理解(りかい)できない。

➥I can't make head nor tail of her lecture on health and physical education.