How to say "badminton" in Japanese

• バドミントンCommon
  nounThe usual, everyday word for the sport of badminton, suitable in almost any context, from casual conversation to writing about rules or clubs.
  バドミントン部ぶはまともな部員ぶいんが極端きょくたんに少すくないため、ほとんど廃部はいぶないし休部きゅうぶ状態じょうたいだった。↗

  There were so few proper members in the badminton club that it was half-way between dead and 'on break'.
• バド
  nounA shortened form of バドミントン, used for the same sport but only in relaxed, informal speech among people who know the game, such as friends arranging to play.
• 羽球うきゅう
  nounAlso means the sport badminton, but it is a less common way to say it, encountered mainly in formal or written contexts rather than everyday conversation.

For the sport of badminton, 「バドミントン」 is the ordinary word; 「バド」 is a casual short form, and 羽球 is a less common, more formal-looking alternative.

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• バドミントンbadminton
• バドbadminton
• 羽球うきゅうbadminton