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How to say "goalkeeper" in Japanese

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  • キーパーCommon
    nounCovers the goalkeeper sense as a casual abbreviation of the full term; the ordinary word in everyday talk about soccer and other sports with a goalie.
  • ゴールキーパーCommon
    nounThe full form meaning goalkeeper; interchangeable in meaning with the shorter version, used in contexts where the complete term is wanted, such as formal descriptions of positions.

Both words mean goalkeeper in sports; 「キーパー」 is the shorter everyday abbreviation, while 「ゴールキーパー」 is the full form of the same term.

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