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Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy | | Japanese term or phrase: サークル活動 vs 部活動 | Hello! These both appear in my document, and even in the same sentence. In my head they are both "club activities."
Does anyone have a good way to translate using different terms for each?
Thanks for any help! |
| | | English translation:hobby group activities vs club activities | Explanation:
Generally, a 部活動 is supposed to be more serious. If it's a sport club, the members have training sessions in the morning before lectures and also after school, probably at least three times a week, and participate in tournaments, etc. etc. Also, I would expect that it has a coach or manager in charge; it's more official.
If it's a サークル活動, the members may play the same sport as above, but just for fun in principle. サークル (or 同好会） simply refers to a group of people with a same hobby, gathering periodically to enjoy it together.
I'm not sure what English terms would be the most suitable translations for them, but that's how I differentiate them in my native Japanese.
Hope this helps. |
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 Junko F
Japan
Local time: 13:21
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17 mins confidence:   club activities at school and university
Explanation:
サークル活動 is used with reference to university/college activities whereas 部活動 is predominantly used with reference to school activities.
| Tomoyuki Kono
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:21
Works in field
Native speaker of:  Japanese
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +2 hobby group activities vs club activities
Explanation:
Generally, a 部活動 is supposed to be more serious. If it's a sport club, the members have training sessions in the morning before lectures and also after school, probably at least three times a week, and participate in tournaments, etc. etc. Also, I would expect that it has a coach or manager in charge; it's more official.
If it's a サークル活動, the members may play the same sport as above, but just for fun in principle. サークル (or 同好会） simply refers to a group of people with a same hobby, gathering periodically to enjoy it together.
I'm not sure what English terms would be the most suitable translations for them, but that's how I differentiate them in my native Japanese.
Hope this helps.
| Junko F
Japan
Local time: 13:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Japanese
PRO pts in category: 4
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